5 civilians injured in Ghazni suicide attack

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): A suicide bomb explosion injured five civilians on a rickshaw on Wednesday in southern Ghazni province, an official and a witness said.

Ghazni Civil Hospital head Dr. Baaz Mohammad Himmat said they had been delivered the dead body of the suicide bomber and five injured civilians at the hospital from the scene, the Kabul Bus Stand in Ghazni City. Two of the injured are in critical condition, he said.

Witness Ghulam Farooq said the attacker was riding a bicycle that went off after crashing into a rickshaw before reaching a police vehicle.

He said the target was the police van. The bomber was killed on the spot and five civilians on the rickshaw were wounded, he said.

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