Kabul, Sep 17 (Xinhua) Suicide bombing killed four policemen and four civilians in Nadali district of Helmand province of southern Afghanistan Monday afternoon, district chief Mahbob Khan said.
A bomber entered a building, where Nadali district police chief was standing, and blew himself up, Khan said.
Seven others, including the district police chief, were injured in the attack, he added. He did not give any other information.
No one has claimed responsibility.
Taliban militants frequently carry out such attacks. Helmand has been a hotbed of Taliban insurgents who attack government targets and foreign troops frequently.
Over 4,500 people, mostly Taliban militants, have been killed in Afghanistan this year due to rising Taliban violence.
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