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| Suicide attack in Nangarhar Hajj and Religious Affairs Chief’s house kills his brother |
| 2017-03-19 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] A suicide kaboom took place inside the provincial Hajj and Religious Affairs Chief’s house in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the incident took place this afternoon after a jacket wallah detonated his explosives inside the house of Mawlavi Abdul Zahir Haqqani. The provincial police commandment confirmed that Mawlavi Haqqani’s brother Shahwali was killed in the attack and that no one else was killed or maimed. The incident took place in Surkh Rod district after a suicide bomber attempted to target Mawlavi Haqqani but was identified by his brother who stopped him and eventually led to an kaboom. The local security officials are saying that the suicide bomber had reached to the residence of Mawlavi Haqqani by travelling in a vehicle. The officials further added that four people have been incarcerated Book 'im, Mahmoud! in connection to the alleged transfer of the bomber. |
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