Suicide bombing of politician's house, at least 27 casualties

• January 17, 2016 21:30

At least 13 people were killed and 14 others injured when a suicide bomber on January 17 attacked the home of prominent politician Obaidullah Shinwari in Jalalabad city, capital of Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan.

The information was reported by Dawn newspaper and confirmed by Afghan officials.

Hiện trường vụ đánh bom ở Afghanistan. (Nguồn: Reuters)

Scene of the bombing in Afghanistan. (Source: Reuters)

“13 people were killed and 14 injured when a suicide bomber attacked Shinwari’s house,” the Nangarhar governor said in a statement.

However, politician Shinwari was unharmed in the attack.

This is the second deadly attack in the city since January 13 when the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting and bombing at the Pakistani consulate.

The incident comes after international efforts to resume peace talks between the Kabul government and the Taliban insurgent group.

According to VietnamPlus