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Afghanistan: Explosion kills district police chief in northern Takhar province

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 31 Dec 2018

Afghanistan: Explosion kills district police chief in northern Takhar province

Kabul: An explosion outside the governor’s house in northern Takhar province in Afghanistan left the district police chief for Durqad district dead, media reports said on Monday.

A credible source told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosives-rigged at the car of police chief Col. Omar went off in front of governor’s house.

The incident left three others injured.

Jawad Hijri, the governor’s spokesman, told the Afghanistan-based news agency that the district’s administrative chief was killed and three other people wounded. 

No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.