DHAKA: The governor of Afghanistan`s Logar province has been killed in a blast in a mosque, during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid.

Arsala Jamal was standing at the front of the mosque greeting worshippers when a bomb hidden under a table detonated.

At least 15 people were injured, and several are said to be in a critical condition, Mr Jamal`s spokesman said.

Logar is south of the capital Kabul and the Taliban increasingly control of much of the countryside.

Source: BBC
BDST: 1213 HRS, OCT 15, 2013
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