At least 12 police recruits killed in Afghan bombingApril 12, 2016 - 09:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a bomb targeting police recruits in eastern Afghanistan, officials say, according to BBC News. The blast happened in the Sorkhrot district of Nangarhar province. The recruits were traveling to the capital Kabul when the bus was hit by a remote-control device in a motorbike, a local official told the BBC. Other reports suggested a suicide bomber had rammed the bus on the motorbike. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the Islamist group had carried out the attack, according to the Reuters news agency. Taliban militants have previously targeted officials in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar. Ahsanullah Shinwari, head of the Jalalabad hospital, told the Associated Press that 12 bodies had been brought to the hospital. He said another 38 people were wounded, most of them in critical condition. No group has yet claimed responsibility. Suicide attacks regularly take place in Jalalabad, as a number of anti-government insurgent groups are based in the province. Hours earlier, a bomb hit a minibus carrying Education Ministry workers in eastern Kabul, killing two people and wounding seven, a defence ministry spokesman told Reuters. Two districts in the Nangarhar province are controlled, or at least influenced, by the so-called Islamic State (IS). Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |