Woman killed, 6 injured in car cylinder blast

KABUL.

Abdul Hamid Jalili, refugee affairs head at the Afghanistan Consulate in Peshawar, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in the provincial capital on Thursday morning.

He said a woman was killed and six others, including children, were injured when the gas cylinder exploded in their vehicle.The injured were evacuated to hospital.

Jalili had no information about their health condition.About a month ago, a vehicle carrying refugees met an accident on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway,causing casualties.

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