Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a car bomb blast Saturday that killed at least eight people in southern Afghanistan. In a text message to journalists, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the group was behind the early-morning attack. The explosion happened in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province. A least 19 other people were wounded in the explosion, according to Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the province.

Source: CNN February 11, 2017 14:37 UTC