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Afghanistan: Blast kills judge in Nangarhar province

India Blooms News Service | | Jun 20, 2017, at 09:59 pm

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Kabul, June 20 (IBNS): A judge of an appellant court was killed in a blast in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, media reports said.

The incident left thre others injured.

Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion happened at around 9:00am in Shisham Bagh area of Jalalabad.

He was quoted as saying by the agency that the blast was caused by a sticky bomb attack.

The judge has been identified as Sher Rahman.

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