Six dead, hurt in bomb blast

Monitoring Desk

LASHKARGHAN: A roadside bomb killed at least two persons and wounded four others in the Washer district of Helmand province, officials said Wednesday.

A civilian car struck a landmine on Herat-Kandahar highway in Sangilan area, Washer district, Wednesday morning, said Muhammad Ibrahim, administrator of the same district. He told AIP that the blast left two persons dead and four more wounded, adding three of the injured were in critical condition. Though there was no claim of responsibility for the incident, government officials often accuse Taliban for involvement in roadside bomb attacks. Taliban, however, deny involvement in such incidents.