Afghanistan Governor comes under deadly car bomb blast

Afghanistan Governor comes under deadly car bomb blast

*KABUL - Afghanistan Governor of Maidan Wardak Province comes under deadly car bomb blast.*

*At least three policemen were killed, and two of the governor’s security guards were wounded, in a car bomb in Maidan Shahr, capital of Maidan Wardak province, sources said.*

The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 pm in Maidan Shahr while the provincial governor, Muzafaruddin Yemen, was attending an event at the police station in the city center; however, the governor was not injured, said Mohibullah Sharifzai, a spokesman for the governor, TOLO News has reported.

Sharifzai also said that the governor’s bodyguards were not injured, but other sources claim that two were wounded.