Twin blasts injure 19 in E. Afghanistan
13:19, 23 September 2010
KABUL. September 23. KAZINFORM Two bomb blasts in a span of few minutes in Jalalabad city, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, Wednesday night left 19 people injured, provincial administration spokesman said Thursday. Kazinform refers Xinhua.
"In a new tactic the anti-government militants planted two explosive devices in a residential area in the city after the first blast happened around 09:00 p.m., security forces rushed to the site but second explosive device went off," Ahmad Zia Abdulzai told Xinhua via cellular phone.
He said the explosions had injured 19 people including 16 civilians and three personnel of security forces.
No groups or individuals have claimed of responsibility for organizing the attacks. Taliban militants have often been blamed for carrying out such attacks in the past. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version.