PULI-ALAM (Pajhwok): One civilian has been killed and 25 have been wounded in a bomb blast in the Baraki Barak district of central of Logar province, an official said on Thursday.
Ahmad Wais Abdul Rahimzai, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the injured included two security personnel. The blast occurred late on Wednesday night.
Provincial Council Chairman Haseebullah Stanikzai confirmed one civilian was killed and 40 others, including four soldiers, were injured in the explosion.
Meanwhile, the Taliban also confirmed the blast. The group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said the bomb, planted beneath a power pylon, went off when government troops tried to defuse it.
He said civilians suffered causalities in the incident.
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