1 killed, 7 injured in blast in Taliban hotbed
17:58, 23 June 2010
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan. June 23. KAZINFORM One civilian was killed and seven others injured as a mine planted by militants went off in Helmand province, police said Wednesday, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
"The device was exploded by remote control in a bazaar of Gereshk district on Tuesday afternoon killing a tribal elder and wounding seven others, all innocent civilians," district police chief Zamai Khan told Xinhua.
Furthermore, the militants in the neighboring Zabul province fired six rockets on the same day Tuesday. "The insurgents fired six rockets in Shahjoi district late last night but fortunately caused no loss of life," spokesman for provincial administration Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar told Xinhua.
Taliban militants have vowed to intensify activities this year in Afghanistan, Kazinform cutes Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com