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6 wounded in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

By ANI | Updated: June 2, 2021 14:30 IST

At least six people were wounded in a car bomb blast targeting a security forces' convoy in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar Wednesday, a local official confirmed.

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At least six people were wounded in a car bomb blast targeting a security forces' convoy in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar Wednesday, a local official confirmed.

"The blast occurred along a busy road in Police District 4 near the local airport in the morning when the convoy belongs to national intelligence agency's Special Operations Forces was passing by the area," a police officer, who declined to be named, told Xinhua.

It was not immediately known if the wounded were from the convoy.

The blast sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and triggered panic, the official said.

Farid Khan, a provincial police spokesman, told Xinhua that details about the incident will be shared with media later in the day.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. (ANI/Xinhua)

( With inputs from ANI )

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