5 killed in Afghanistan blast
2013-02-05 21:45
Kabul - A bomb hidden in a pressure cooker exploded
inside a restaurant in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing five people,
senior officials said.
The explosion, which occurred shortly before noon in
Faryab province, was targeting a former jihadi commander, according to the
provincial Governor Mohammadullha Batash.
The former commander, Mohammad Nadir, was among seven
people wounded in the blast in the upscale district of Khwaja Sabz Poshi Wali,
Batash said, adding that two suspects
had been arrested.
Nobody claimed responsibility for the blast, but the
Taliban and allied militant groups have been active in the area, which has seen
several big blasts in recent months.
- SAPA
