Afghanistan: blast kills 9 civilians

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-10-30 15:40

KABUL: A taxi carrying nine civilians hit a bomb buried in the road in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing everyone inside, police said.

Nangahar provincial police spokesman Ghafour Khan said the dead included a mother and her child.

The taxi was headed to a market in the district of Khogyani when the explosion ripped through the vehicle, Khan said.

No other details were immediately available.