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Motorcycle bomb kills 3, injures 4 in eastern Afghan province

Xinhua,April 08, 2018 Adjust font size:

MEHATARLAM, Afghanistan, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Two mine planters and one civilian were killed and four others critically injured, as militants were carrying out an attack with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a motorcycle in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman, authorities said Sunday.

The incident happened Saturday afternoon in Qassaban area of Alingar district of the province, where several armed militants were trying to blow up their explosives-laden motorbike in a crowded area of the district centre, Afghan army 201 Selaab Corps based in the region said in the statement.

"Two militants and one passerby civilian were killed and four others including two civilians were injured in the blast," according to the statement.

Taliban militants and Islamic State fighters have been using IEDs to make roadside bombs and landmines for targeting security forces, but the lethal home-made weapons also inflict casualties on civilians. Enditem

 

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