Car bomb kills 3 including district chief in S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb organized by militants claimed the lives of three persons including district chief in Taliban birthplace Kandahar in south Afghanistan on Tuesday, police said.

"A car laden with explosive device was detonated by militants through remote control struck the vehicle of Hajji Abdul Jabbar, the governor of Arghandab district this afternoon, as a result Jabbar, his son and his bodyguard were killed on the spot," deputy to provincial police chief Fazal Ahmad Khan Shirzad told Xinhua.

However, he did not give more details.

Kandahar has been the scene of increasing militancy over the past couple of months.

A suicide attack against a wedding party in Arghandab district a week ago claimed the lives of 84 people including women and children and injured more than 90 others.

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