Wednesday 13 March 2013

Afghan suicide bomb kills six at buzkashi game




A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in an attack on spectators at a buzkashi sports event in north-east Afghanistan.The brother and father of the speaker of the Afghan parliament are said to be among the dead in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province.

Hundreds of people were watching and the death toll may rise further.Buzkashi is played on horseback and is similar to polo, but uses the headless carcass of a goat instead of a ball.
The governor of Kunduz province, Mohammad Anwar Jigdalak, said Abdul Qayum Ebrahimi had been killed in the attack along with his father.

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