3 injured in Jalalabad bombing

JALALABAD (PAN): Three people were injured in a bomb blast in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Friday, an official said.

The magnet bomb attached to an oil tanker exploded at 09:30am when the vehicle entered the airport, Col. Masoom Hashmi, the deputy police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

Three passengers in a car, heading from Torkham to Jalalabad, were injured and evacuated to hospital, he said. The men are reported to be in stable condition.

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