20 People Injured as Heavy Explosion Hit Faryab Province

afghanistan-blastap405510096009KABUL: (Middle East Press) A powerful explosion has injured at least 20 people in Maimana, the provincial capital of northern Faryab province, eyewitnesses said on Wednesday.

The blast took place around 9:00am local time in front of Kabul Bank branch in Maimana city.

According to eye-witnesses the explosives were placed in a bicycle that went off in front of Kabul Bank branch and near a currency exchange market.

Those wounded in the blast have been transferred to Afghan-Turk hospital in Maimana, and there are no details regarding their health conditions so far.

According to sources from hospital, a woman, two children and two policemen were among the victims.

No group including the Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

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