Blast, gunshots rock Shindand district in W. Afghanistan
Updated: 2016-08-11 17:00
(Xinhua)
|
||||||||
HERAT, Afghanistan - A big blast, apparently caused by a car bomb, rattled Shindand district in western Afghanistan's Herat province on Thursday, police said.
"A big blast apparently a car bomb rocked Shindand district and followed by gun shots, casualties were feared," a police official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
The blast occurred closed to a base of the national army, the official said, added that gunshots have been continuing.
- Nepal's newly elected PM takes oath
- Texas gun law worries incoming students
- China vows to deepen economic, trade cooperation with ASEAN
- Fire guts Emirates jet after hard landing; 1 firefighter dies
- Egypt's Nobel-laureate scientist dies of illness in US
- THAAD muscle flexing unmasks anxiety over declining hegemony
Inheritor of Songshan wood carving in C China
"Born in China": Wild and fun
Top 10 foreign destinations for Chinese tourists
Ding Ning wins table tennis gold in Rio
Creating a splash like their Olympic heroes
Breathtaking wedding ceremony in the air
Beijing's museum brings spirit of craftsmen alive
Phelps adds Olympic gold medal haul to historic 21
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Top News
Phelps puts spotlight on cupping
US launches airstrikes against IS targets in Libya's Sirte
Ministry slams US-Korean THAAD deployment
Two police officers shot at protest in Dallas
Abe's blame game reveals his policies failing to get results
Ending wildlife trafficking must be policy priority in Asia
Effects of supply-side reform take time to be seen
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi to meet Kerry
US Weekly
|
|
