A suicide blast went off in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city on Thursday, killing at least six civilians, officials said, 1TV reports.
Eight more were wounded in the blast which happened in Police District 1 of the city, said Ataullah Khogyani, a spokesman for provincial governor.
He said that the blast happened near the house of a former district local police commander, Sheikh Akram.
"People staged a rally in support of Sheikh Akram and went to his house. The incident happened as they were leaving his house," Khogyani said.
According to the official, the injured people were taken to hospital with two of them in life-threatening condition.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.