Afghan blast kills five from same family: official

KABUL: Five members of the same family were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb ripped through their minivan in insurgency-hit southern Afghanistan, an official said.

The incident happened in Gereshk, a volatile district of Helmand province, as the family travelled to Helmand's main town Lashkar Gah, provincial spokesman Daud Ahmadi said.

"At around 10:00 am this morning, a minivan struck a roadside bomb killing three women and two men who were members of one family," Ahmadi said. (AFP)