Afghan blast kills 9 civilians
Afghan blast kills 9 civilians
Published: 08:35 pm Oct 30, 2009
KABUL : A taxi carrying nine civilians hit a bomb buried in the road in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing everyone inside, police said. Nangahar provincial police spokesman Ghafour Khan said the dead included a mother and her child. The taxi was headed to a market in the district of Khogyani when the explosion ripped through the vehicle, Khan said. No other details were immediately available.