6 wounded in Nangarhar explosion

JALALABAD (PAN): Six people were wounded in a bomb blast in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, an official said.  

The bomb exploded in the Ahangarano Street of Kaga Bazaar in the district centre, police spokesman, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

A number of shops were damaged in the explosions. Three of the injured were in critical condition, said the district hospital head, Dr. Noor Agha.

The explosives had been placed in a bag, according to a shopkeeper, Salahuddin. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the explosion.

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