Car Bomber Kills 11 In Afghanistan
The BBC reports:
A suicide car bomber has killed at least 11 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, police say.
The attack, which targeted a police checkpoint in a crowded area of the city, left many wounded.
Police became suspicious and opened fire on the driver who blew himself up, provincial police chief Abdul-Hakim Isaqzai told the BBC.
The restive province, on the border with Pakistan, has long been a target for Taliban militants.
Mr Isaqzai told the BBC that nine civilians, three of them women, and two policemen had been killed in the attack.
"Many have been injured so the toll may go up," he said.
Reports said the blast sent a thick plume of black smoke into the air.
"It was very powerful. It shook Khost city," the Associated Press quoted the police chief as saying. He said security forces had surrounded the area and ambulances were taking the injured to hospital.
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