Imam blown up by own bomb in Ghor’s capital

FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): A prayer leader of a mosque province went off accidently, an official said Wednesday.

Police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mualvi Abdul Qader, a resident of Kashkar area, wanted to plant the roadside bomb in Ghaibi area of Ferozkoh city.

Abdul Qader, who had heen leading prayers at a mosque for three years, was killed in the blast, Nizami said.

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