Seven killed in Afghan car bomb attack
February 5th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANSKabul, Feb 5 (IANS) At least seven people, including five police officers, were killed and 19 injured Sunday in a car bomb attack on the police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, BBC reported.
At least 19 people were wounded in the blast in a car park outside the police building, said the provincial government.
One resident described hearing a “heavy explosion” that shook windows followed by several minutes of gunfire.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
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