Civilian killed, 5 wounded in bomb attack in N. Afghanistan
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MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, June 12 (Xinhua) -- At least one civilian was killed and five others were wounded in a bomb attack outside a local bank in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh on Saturday, the provincial police confirmed.
An improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a bicycle was detonated in front of New Kabul Bank branch in Police District 6 of provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif city roughly at 10:20 a.m. local time, the police told reporters via a text message.
The casualties were transported to hospital. An investigation is still on.
The security forces members, who were visiting the bank, may have been the likely targets of the attack, according to local residents.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Afghan officials blame the Taliban militant group for bomb explosions in recent years.
The province has been the scene of heavy clashes between security forces and Taliban militants in recent months. Enditem
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