INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A spokesman for provincial governor of Nangarhar said eight spectators were killed
(Representational)JALALABAD, Afghanistan: As many as eight people were killed and dozens more wounded by
multiple explosions at a sports stadium in the eastern city of Jalalabad late on Friday night, officials said.The blasts occurred at a
football stadium in the city that was hosting a cricket match at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Sohrab Qaderi, a member of the
provincial council said.He said the blasts were caused by two rockets which killed at least six people and wounded 50 but there was some
uncertainty about the final casualty total.Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor of Nangarhar said eight spectators
were killed and 43 wounded by at least three back-to-back explosions.There was no immediate claim of responsibility.Nangarhar, on the border
with Pakistan, has seen growing violence this year, most recently last week when a coordinated attack on the state accounts office killed at
least 15 people.Last week, the provincial governor was dismissed over deteriorating security in the province, which has become a stronghold
for Islamic State fighters as well as the Taliban.© Thomson Reuters 2018(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by
TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
