MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 22 people were wounded, in a bomb attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, today (Tuesday), a provincial health official confirmed.
The incident triggered panic among the patients, but none of the wounded suffered life-threatening wounds.
In the meantime, Adil Shah Adil, the provincial police spokesman, said that, the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), attached to a bicycle, parked at a sidewalk in Alokozai Square of the city, at around 9:00 a.m. local time.
One Afghan National Police (ANP) officer and five traffic police personnel were among the affected people, Adil added.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
Over the past months, big Afghan cities witnessed a spate of terror attacks by Taliban insurgents and the Daesh outfit.– NNN-AGENCIES
