Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Khost (BNA) Up to 12 persons were killed and 20 others injured in a suicide attach in Khost province today.
It is said that more victims of the attack are civilians.
The event took place around 12:00am in Faiz Mohammad’s square of Khost city while a suicide bomber riding a motorbike targeted the caravan of American forces.
A security official of that province told this news agency, in this event 12 persons were killed and 20 others injured.
The source confirmed killing of American forces in this event, but said nothing about the number of casualties of American forces.
American military forces have said nothing in this regard yet.
Meanwhile, Dr. Abdul Majeed Mangal Head of Khost hospital in a telephonic contact with BNA said, 10 bodies and 14 injured persons have been shifted to this hospital yet which most of them are civilians.
He called the health condition of five wounded persons critical.
T. Rateb
