Two blasts kill four at Afghan stadium celebration
The blasts appeared to have been caused by planted explosivesLASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN: Two explosions went off at a celebration in a stadium in the Afghan city of Lashkar Gah on Saturday, killing four people and wounding 31, government officials said. The blasts came during a Farmers Day celebration in the southern city that was attended by nearly 1,000 people. The governor of Helmand province, Mohammad Yasin Khan, was knocked over by the blasts, but suffered only superficial injuries, a spokesman said. In a Reuters video, bursts of gunfire can be heard before and after one of the blasts, causing people to flee the stadium. Lashkar Gah is the provincial capital.
Source: The Express Tribune March 23, 2019 09:56 UTC
