Seven people were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast at the funeral of a police chief in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, eyewitnesses told Sputnik on Tuesday
KABUL (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th May, 2020) Seven people were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast at the funeral of a police chief in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, eyewitnesses told Sputnik on Tuesday.
The incident took place at the funeral of Haji Sheikh Ikram, who used to serve as the commander of the Khewa district's police unit. He died last night due to a heart attack.
Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor's spokesman, confirmed the information to Sputnik. He said that the blast took place at 11.00 a.m. local time (21:00 previous day GMT) and resulted in casualties.
