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Urgent: Suicide attack against Afghan army base claims 5 lives, wounds 10 others in S. Afghanistan

Xinhua,April 28, 2018 Adjust font size:

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, April 28 (Xinhua) -- At least five people, including four civilians, have been confirmed dead and 10 others including seven civilians injured in a suicide attack Saturday in southern Afghanistan.

A suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car next to a military base in Nad Ali district of the southern Helmand province, said local official Omar Zawak. Enditem