Urgun District

89 killed in suicide blast in east Afghanistan

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 07/15/2014 - 14:32

An Afghan general says the death toll from a suicide car bombing in the country's eastern Paktika province has climbed to 89, with more than 40 people wounded.
     
The blast took place on Tuesday when the bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle near a crowded market and a mosque in the Urgun district of Paktika province.