Afghan men carry an injured man to a hospital after a suicide attack in Nangarhar Province on September 11.
RFE: At Least 32 Killed In Suicide Attack On Protesters In Eastern Afghanistan
At least 32 people have been killed and around 130 wounded in a suicide attack on a gathering of protesters in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for Nangarhar Province's governor, told RFE/RL on September 11 that the death toll could increase as some of the wounded were in serious condition.
The attack took place on the main highway between the provincial capital, Jalalabad, and the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan.
Khogyani said it targeted a gathering to protest against the appointment of a local police chief and that hundreds of people were present when a suicide attacker detonated explosives.
The attack came hours after smaller bombs targeted at least three schools in and around Jalalabad, killing a boy and wounding four people.
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