A provincial spokesman, Dawood Ahmadi, told TOLOnews that "seven civilians were killed when a blast occurred yesterday in Nawzad district of Helmand."
Four women and three children are among the victims and the explosion took place in a house in Sarkhdaz area of the district, he added.
He did not provide more details, adding that Afghan police started its investigation about what caused the blast.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Insurgents often use homemade bombs in their attacks against Afghan and Nato troops, but most of the victims are civilians.
More than 3,021 Afghan civilians have been killed in 2011 conflict, the UN said in its recently released report.
Taliban-led insurgents caused 77 percent of the deaths last year, up to 14 percent from 2010, while Nato-led and Afghan government forces were responsible for killing 410 civilians -14 percent of the total, it added.
from TOLONEWS
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