Four Killed In Afghanistan Market Bombing

Shindand District (in south) on Herat province map (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Police in Afghanistan's western Herat Province say four people have been killed and 12 injured in a bomb blast at a busy marketplace.

Spokesman Abdul Raouf Ahmadi said the blast was organized by "enemies of the people," and took place as residents in Shindand district had flooded the local bazaar to buy food and other supplies on August 18 for the Eid al-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Three policemen were among those injured.

The bombing follows multiple suicide bombings and a market bomb earlier this week that left 35 civilians dead.

from RFE/RL
Saturday, August 18, 2012

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