MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — A roadside
bomb killed seven
petroleum company employees commuting to work on a packed bus
in northern Afghanistan’s biggest city, an official and survivors said Tuesday.
اضافة اعلان
Although the
Taliban claim to have improved national
security since storming back to power in August last year, there have been
scores of bomb blasts and attacks — many claimed by the local chapter of the
Islamic State group.
A police official told AFP that Tuesday’s blast
happened around 7:00am in Mazar-i-Sharif — an ancient city famed for its
beautiful blue mosque.
“I was reading the Koran on my phone screen and
there was a boom,” survivor Azim, whose right leg was injured by shrapnel, told
AFP.
Mohammad Hanif, who was also hurt in the blast, said
there were around 52 people aboard the bus at the time.
Seven people were killed and six others wounded
according to Asif Waziri, spokesman for the Balkh province police department.
“The bomb was placed in a cart by the roadside. It
was detonated as the bus arrived,” he said.
There has so far been no claim of responsibility.
At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded
earlier this month by a blast at a madrassa in Aybak, southeast of
Mazar-i-Sharif.
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