Kabul May 22 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed when a vehicle packed with explosives detonated in the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday authorities said.
Provincial Governor Tooryalai Wesa said that at least 16 people were killed and 38 others wounded in the explosion Ariana News reported.
According to Wesa the death toll is expected to rise as most of the injured were in critical condition.
No group neither the Taliban or the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the incident.

--IANS ahm/vm