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One dead, six wounded in four consecutive blasts in Nangarhar
Four back-to-back explosions in Jalalabad city left at least one person dead and six wounded early Saturday morning, officials confirmed.
Farid Khan, a spokesman for the Nangarhar police HQ, said the first explosion happened at around 7am in front of the Kunari market in PD2, wounding one civilian.
The second explosion was reported at around 7:30 am in front of the agriculture department in PD4, killing a Jalalabad municipal worker and injuring another, he said.
Khan said the third blast took place in PD1, injuring two municipal workers.
He said the fourth explosion happened in the same area and targeted a municipal vehicle transporting debris from the first explosion.
Khan said the fourth explosion wounded two municipal workers and destroyed the vehicle.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts.