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Suicide bomber kills 22 outside bank in E. Afghanistan: officials

Published: 18 Apr 2015 - 12:04 pm | Last Updated: 14 Jan 2022 - 11:47 pm

 


Jalalabad, Afghanistan--A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and wounded 50 others in an attack Saturday outside a bank in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, provincial officials said.
"The explosion happened outside a bank where government employees collect their monthly salaries," Nangarhar provincial police chief Fazal Ahmad Shirzad told AFP.
Provincial government spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai confirmed the attack and said dozens were killed and wounded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

AFP