MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Casualties were feared in a car bomb explosion hitting a district police station in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh on Sunday, a provincial source said.
The incident occurred around noon in the Balkh district police station, located in the northwest of the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif, the official told Xinhua anonymously.
The blast sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and caused panic and damages, the official said.
Local government officials confirmed the incident without providing details, and said related information will be soon shared with the media.
Unofficial sources said at least 15 people were killed and 20 wounded in the explosion after a Taliban suicide bomber detonated a hijacked military vehicle at the front gate of office of the police station.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. However, Afghan officials blamed Taliban militants for the bomb explosions in recent months. Enditem
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