Car bomb near stadium kills 23 in Afghanistan, says official

Aminullah Abed, the chief of the province's public health department, in Helmand province said the 12 killed and 40 wounded were received at a hospital in Lashkar Gha today.

Kabul

March 23, 2018 22:04 IST

The explosion took place near a sports stadium in Lashkar Gah city in the southern Afghan province of Helmand (Reuters)

Afghanistan Car bomb, Car bomb in Afghanistan, Afghanistan stadium, car bombing outside a sports stadium — The explosion took place near a sports stadium in Lashkar Gah city in the southern Afghan province of Helmand (Reuters)

An official says 12 people have been killed and 40 others wounded in a car bombing outside a sports stadium in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Aminullah Abed, the chief of the province’s public health department, in Helmand province said the 12 killed and 40 wounded were received at a hospital in Lashkar Gha today. The explosion occurred after celebrations over the Afghan new year were winding down and revellers were on their way home, he added.

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