No fewer than six people were killed and 10 others injured on Thursday when a truck-driving suicide bomber struck a provincial council building in eastern Afghanistan, an official said.
“It was a heavy explosion near the provincial council and Quick Reaction Forces base in Pul-i-Alam city, the provincial capital,
“Three civilians, three policemen were killed and 10 people injured,” said Haseeb Stanekzai, head of the provincial council in eastern province of Logar.
According to him, the bomber also died.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which extensively damaged the council building and nearby houses.
