SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 19 AT AFGHAN-PAKISTAN BORDER
Baku, 28 August (AZERTAC). A suicide bomber attacked the main border crossing for convoys ferrying supplies to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan today, killing at least 19 security officers, officials said.
The suicide attacker walked up to a group of border guards outside their barracks at the Torkham checkpoint in the Khyber region and detonated his explosives, local police officer Sadiq Khan said. The victims were breaking their daylong fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The border had closed for the day a few hours earlier.
Ali Raza, an official in the administration office, said he heard a huge explosion in the building next door.
“We rushed out and saw destruction all around,” Raza said.
At least 19 people were killed and 20 wounded, according to Fazal Akbar, the head doctor at Landi Kota hospital, where all the victims were taken.
The Torkham checkpoint marks the main border crossing from Pakistan`s Khyber Pass into Afghanistan.
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