KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says a bomb blast has killed five people, including a police commander, in the southern Kandahar province, an attack claimed by the Taliban.
A Kandahar police spokesman says Col. Janan Mama, commander of the border rapid reaction force, three of his police bodyguards and a civilian were killed in Wednesday’s attack.
The spokesman, Zia Durrani, says the sticky bomb was placed on the commander’s vehicle in Kandahar city, the provincial capital.
The Taliban claimed responsibility in a statement sent to media. The insurgent group routinely targets Afghan officials and security forces.
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Taliban bombing kills 5, including Afghan police commander
Taliban bombing kills 5, including Afghan police commander
Venezuela’s interior minister says 100 people died in US attack
- Caracas have not previously given a number for those killed, but the army posted a list of 23 names of its dead
Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello said late on Wednesday that 100 people died in the US attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on Saturday. Caracas have not previously given a number for those killed, but the army posted a list of 23 names of its dead. Venezuelan officials have said a large part of Maduro’s security contingent was killed “in cold blood,” and Cuba has said 32 members of its military and intelligence services in Venezuela were killed.
Maduro’s wife Cilia Flores, detained alongside him, suffered a head injury during the US raid, Cabello said, and Maduro an injury to his leg. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who Cabello praised during his weekly show on state television as “courageous,” on Tuesday declared a week of mourning for members of the military killed in the raid.
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