Kabul March 30 (IANS) An Afghan provincial council member along with a local pro-government leader and an attacker was killed when the latter blew himself up in the country s Kunar province on Friday a government spokesman said.
The explosion occurred in the afternoon after the arrival of Shah Wali Hemat a provincial council member to attend a local funeral ceremony government spokesman Ghani Musamim told Xinhua news agency.
A local tribesman named Abdul Rahman also died on the spot.
A security guard was injured in the explosion the latest targeted attack against government officials and local leaders.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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