Local people prepare coffins for victims of a roadside bomb in Pul-e-Khumri, capital of Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on Aug. 5, 2020. At least three persons were killed and two others wounded as a roadside bomb struck a car in Pul-e-Khumri on Wednesday, provincial government spokesman Nazir Najam said. (Photo by Sahel/Xinhua)
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least three persons were killed and two others wounded as a roadside bomb struck a car in Pul-e-Khumri, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, on Wednesday, provincial government spokesman Nazir Najam said.
According to the official, a mine planted by the Taliban militants struck the car of Mahboubullah Ghafari, a former member of provincial council, at around 1:00 p.m. local time in Chashma-e-Shir area of Pul-e-Khumri city, killing three of his bodyguards and wounding two others.
However, Ghafari has escaped unhurt, the official added.
Meantime, Zabihullah Rustami, a member of Ghafari's family has confirmed that 12 people were killed and injured due to the blast.
Taliban militants who are in control of parts of Chashma-e-Shir area have yet to claim responsibility.
This is the second life attempts on pro-government elements in Afghanistan since early Wednesday morning.
In the previous attack, unknown armed men opened fire on the car of the eastern Nuristan governor Abdul Ghafor Malekzai but he escaped unhurt, according to the state-run Bakhter News Agency (BNA).
