Car Bomb Kills Seven in Afghanistan
Created: 2012-02-06 01:16 EST
Category: World > Middle East / Africa
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At least seven people are dead after a car bomb explodes in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The explosion in this busy shopping area of the southern city also left 19 injured.
[Mohammadullah, Baker and Eyewitness]:
"I was sitting in my bakery when I heard a loud explosion, then I saw many people and policemen were lying down on the ground some had lost a leg some had lost a hand."
Five police are among those killed in the blast Sunday.
Roadside and suicide bombings are the leading cause of civilian deaths in fighting in the restive country.
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