Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 6 in E. Afghanistan
Local Editor
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least six civilians and wounded 22 on Tuesday as he detonated near a clinic and a school during a police chase in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
The incident occurred in Parwan province, northwest of capital Kabul, provincial police chief for Parwan Mohammad Zaman Mamozai said.
"We had been tipped off he was coming, he intended to target a police base, but when he found himself being chased by police, he detonated himself in an area close to a school and clinic," Mamozai explained.
"Six civilians have been killed and another 22 injured. There is only one policeman among the wounded."
For his part, spokesman for the provincial governor, Waheed Sediqqi, said the initial death toll could rise, with some of the injured in serious condition.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but it is widely known that the Taliban are firmly entrenched in the remote mountainous area.
The insurgents intensified their violent campaign to topple the Western-backed government since the end of NATO's combat mission in late 2014, multiplying bombings and attacks across Afghanistan.
Earlier in February, another bombing claimed by the Taliban killed nine civilians and four police in Siagerd district.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
