Explosion in Afghan graveyard kills 10 women

JALALABAD: An explosion killed at least 10 women in a graveyard in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the country celebrated the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramazan."An...

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Explosion in Afghan graveyard kills 10 women
JALALABAD: An explosion killed at least 10 women in a graveyard in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, as the country celebrated the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramazan.

"An explosion happened in a graveyard," Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, police spokesman for Nangarhar province, told AFP. "Ten women were killed in the blast, two other women and a child were also wounded." (AFP)