Thursday, February 7, 2013

Suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan, four morts

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers set off their charges close a meeting ("shura") of notables and tribal leaders in Spin Boldak, a town in southern Afghanistan, located in the border pakistanaise.

According to local authorities

Sunday, there are four dead and 15 blessés.

First, a man driving a car detonated his load in the vicinity of the enclosure where stood the "Shura". The explosion caused the collapse of part of the roof where the meeting was held, said the governor of Spin Boldak, in the province of Kandahar.

few minutes later, a man carrying an explosive belt rushed at police protecting the "Shura". The latter opened fire, causing a new déflagration.

The attack, which was not yet claimed, occurs at the approach of a visit to Washington by President Hamid Karzai focused on the future of Afghanistan after the departure end of 2014, the quota the ISAF .

Sarwar Amani, Jean-Loup Fievet for service français

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