By Xinhua,
Kabul : A suicide bomb attack on a police vehicle in southern Afghan province of Helmand Monday noon killed eight civilians and two policemen, injuring 25 civilians and two more police, a provincial police chief said.
The powerful blast happened in a busy bazaar in Musa Qala, a known front-line town in Afghan fighting against Taliban insurgents, in southern Afghanistan, when a suicide attacker while approaching a passing-by police van on foot detonated the bomb attached to himself, Asadullah Sherzad, police chief in Helmand, told Xinhua.
There has been no immediate responsibility claim yet.
Taliban-led anti-government insurgents have been increasing their guerrilla-style attacks characteristic of suicide blasts and ambushes over the months, making 2008 the deadliest year in Afghanistan since the militant outfit was removed from power in a U.S.-led military invasion in late 2001.