Suicide attack kills 89

A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into a busy market in southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 89 people and wounding around 40, officials said.

The attack took place in the Urgun district of Paktika province, district chief Mohammad Razaq Kharoty said.

"We don't know what the target was, but the blast was very strong," he said, adding the explosion damaged dozens of nearby shops and houses.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but suicide attacks are a common weapon of Taliban insurgents. Attacks that kill civilians often go unclaimed.

AFP-AP

(China Daily 07/16/2014 page11)