Afghanistan: At least six killed in a blast in Herat province
The dead include four children.
At least six people were killed in a blast from explosives placed on a vehicle in Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday, Reuters reported, quoting government officials. The explosion took place near a mosque in Shindand district.
The deceased included four children. Nine people were wounded.
6 killed, 7 wounded in Shindad rickshaw blast: By Storai Karimi on 09 April 2018 HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): At least six people were killed including children and seven were in a bomb blast in the Shindad district of western Herat province on Monday, an… https://t.co/L6iqvAuN1V pic.twitter.com/wt8847XBjL
— Pajhwok Afghan News (@pajhwok) April 9, 2018
BREAKING: Blast in Afghanistan's Herat province near mosque kills at least six people, including four children: governor's spokesman pic.twitter.com/Ub76D0T6ty
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) April 9, 2018
On March 25, one person was killed and seven injured after two suicide bombers detonated explosives near a mosque in Herat. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack followed a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s Lashkargah city on March 23, that killed at least 15 people and wounded 50.