A Taliban Suicide bomber killed five civilians in Afghanistan and left dozens of others including children, seriously injured here on Wednesday. Bomber blasted a car having an explosives in it near police headquarters in southern Afghanistan.
“A suicide bomber flamed car filled with explosives in a parking lot near the main police headquarters in Lashkar Gah,” Omar Zhwak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province addressed.
He further mentioned, “Our initial information shows that five civilians were killed and 25 were wounded, including women and children,”
Reportedly, 38 civilians were wounded, mostly school children resulting five dead, including two women and two soldiers.
The attack took place after US President Donald Trump threatened Pakistan over terrorism after saying that thousands of soldiers to be sent to Afghanistan.
The Taliban quickly claimed today’s attack in a text message sent to journalists. “We targeted army tanks, killing dozens,” it read.
