Media: suicide attack in Afghan city of Khost has killed at least 18 people
The TV station TOLOnews reported that the explosion could occur near the Afghan military base.
KUWAIT city, may 27. /Offset. TASS Pavel Prokofiev/. At least 18 people, including two children, were victims of the blast in the town of Khost in South-Eastern Afghanistan. This was reported by the TV station TOLOnews.
As television said the representative of the interior Ministry, a suicide bomber on the mined car blew himself up at the city’s bus fleet. The incident occurred at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT). According to official reports, the attacks killed 18 people, six were injured. The victims were taken to nearby hospitals.
However, data is received that the explosion happened near an Afghan military base.
Responsibility for the incident has not claimed any one of the country’s existing terrorist groups.