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Roadside bomb kills 15 Afghan civilians

Other News Materials 11 December 2010 10:23 (UTC +04:00)

Fifteen civilians were killed as a roadside bomb struck a mini-bus they were riding in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, spokesman for provincial administration Daud Ahmadi said Saturday, Xinhua reported.
  
"A mini-bus was heading to Khanshin district Friday afternoon when it triggered a landmine, leaving 15 commuters dead and four others injured," Ahmadi told Xinhua.
  
He accused Taliban militants of planting the mine in a bid to destabilize the province.

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