Baku, October 26 (AZERTAC). At least 10 people have been killed and 30 injured when a fuel tanker exploded in northern Afghanistan, officials say.

About 60-70 people arrived to steal fuel leaking from the tanker after a magnetised bomb created a hole, a spokesman for Parwan province said.

The tanker then erupted into flames in a second explosion.

Parwan province Governor Basir Salangi said it was a "terrorist attack" and the aim had been to blow up the tanker at Bagram air base.

The tanker exploded in Dosarake, Bagram area, on Tuesday at around 19:30 (15:30 GMT).

Governor Salangi said: "It was a magnetised bomb attached to the tanker. It was a terrorist attack."

The deaths and injuries were caused by "a huge explosion followed by intense fire," he said.