HERAT, Afghanistan, Jan 23 (NNN-ANA) – At least seven civilians, including four women, were killed and nine others wounded, when a bomb blast hit a minibus in Herat city, capital of Afghanistan’s western Herat province, yesterday, a provincial official said.
“Seven dead and nine wounded were admitted to Herat Regional Hospital, following a bomb blast in Herat city last night,” Harif Jalali, physician-in-chief of the hospital, said.
According to local residents, the incident occurred when an improvised bomb, planted in a minibus, was detonated in Police District 12, a Shiite-dominated neighbourhood in the city, 640 km west of Afghanistan’s Kabul.
Some of the wounded were in critical condition.
The vehicle was destroyed by the blast.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, so far.
Local affiliates of the Daesh militant group, opposing the Taliban-led administration, have claimed responsibility for a number of bomb attacks in recent months.– NNN-ANA
