Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Twenty killed in a suicide bombing in southeastern Afghanistan

Twenty people were killed and 50 more were injured in a suicide car bombing in southeastern Afghanistan. The provincial authorities have reported the incident, which took place Sunday. "A suicide bomber has stamped his car into the building of a road construction company" in the Barmal district, bordering Pakistan, said Mojles Afghan government spokesman in the volatile province of Paktika, where the attack occurred.

All the victims were employees of the company. Among them are several security guards. It is unknown when a stranger is among the victims. The attack was claimed by the Taliban, who have begun to have among its objectives to builders and workers involved in infrastructure projects. The Interior Ministry condemned the "terrorist act" and said it is open an investigation into the details of the attack.

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