HERAT – A roadside blast killed 20 people and wounded at least 12 travelling in two minibuses in the western Afghan province of Herat yesterday, provincial authorities said.
The vehicles appeared to have been hit by either a land mine or another type of roadside explosive, said Mahiuddin Noori, spokesman for the Herat provincial governor.
Noor Khan Nikzad, a spokesman for the Herat police chief, put the toll at 20 dead and 12 wounded.
Another blast in the same area wounded four civilians, Mr Noori said. – (Reuters)