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News ID: 50867
Publish Date : 07 March 2018 - 21:27

Bomber Kills Religious Official in Eastern Afghanistan




JALALABAD (Reuters) – A bomber in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad killed a senior religious official and his bodyguard on Wednesday and wounded at least 11 people, officials said.
The bomber approached Abdul Zaher Haqqani, head of the Nangarhar provincial director of religious affairs and the Haj pilgrimage, and detonated his explosive vest, Ataullah Khogyani, the provincial governor’s spokesman, said.
"He was coming off a bridge when the attacker approached him and blew himself up close to his car,” Khogyani added.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.