A district police chief survived a suicide bomb attack, but eight people were injured in the in southern Ghazni province on Monday, officials said, according to Pajhwok news reports.
The suicide attacker on a motorbike detonated his explosives at around 12.00 noon in the Gilan district centre, police chief for the town, Col. Lutfullah Kamran, told Pajhwok Afghan News.
He and his guards escaped unscathed, but eight civilians including a woman were wounded in the attack, he said police official said. Some of the injured are said to be in critical condition.
As the commander's vehicle passed through the area, the explosion occurred, witnessNoor Rahman said. The casualties were fewer because there was no crowned in the bazaar at the time, he added.
By Saifullah Maftoon
