Car bomb explosion in Paktia kills five civilians
Paktia/IBNS: At least five civilians were killed as a car bomb exploded in front of the gate of a Defense Ministry facility in Gardiz city of Afghanistan's Paktia province on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Aimal Mohmand, a spokesman for the Afghan National Army's 203 Thunder Corps, told Tolo News that 19 others--including five security force members--were wounded in the explosion.
He added that the explosives were placed in a Mazda truck that was detonated in front of the gate of the facility at around 8:30 am.
Videos and photos of the attack which reportedly went viral online showed several buildings were damaged in the incident.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement the armed group was responsible for the attack, AlJazeera reported.
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