7 injured in Sar-i-Pul grenade attack

SAR-I-PUL CITY (Pajhwok): Seven individuals have been injured in a grenade attack in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Saturday.

Police spokesman Naqibullah Alamyar told Pajhwok Afghan News an unknown motorcyclist lobbed a grenade at a gathering of Shia mourners in the Tawhidabad area of Sar-i-Pul City on Friday.

He said seven people were wounded in the blast. Police had launched a hunt for the attacker, the spokesman added.

hz/mud

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