Suicide attack in Afghanistan's Gardez city
A suicide car bombing on Thursday rocked Gardez city in southeast Afghanistan.
MojNews-A suicide car bombing on Thursday rocked Gardez city in southeast Afghanistan , an official confirmed.
Spokesman for the country۳۹;s Interior Ministry Tariq Aryan said in a statement the attack took place near the military courts in Gardez city, the capital of southeastern Paktia province located at a distance of ۱۲۸ kilometers (۷۹.۵ miles) from the country۳۹;s capital Kabul.
He said scores of civilians were killed in the blast at this spot frequented by many locals.
"This attack is carried out by the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba. The attack is in connection with the string of attacks in Kabul۳۹;s Dasht-e-Barchi and Nangarhar," he said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack .
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