(MENAFN) A local official declared that over 10 civilians have died as 13 more were injured after a bomb rocked a district bazaar in eastern Afghan province of Paktika.



Dr. Mohammad Raffah, a provincial health official confirmed: "Ten martyred and 13 wounded civilians were admitted to a main hospital in the provincial capital Sharan city following a bomb attack in Jani Khil district."



He added that the victims included two children, meanwhile the injured who suffered from critical wounds have been rushed to Afghan capital of Kabul for medical care.



The explosion took place after an improvised explosive device (IED) was blown off at a bazaar in Jani Khil district, according to a local police source.

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