Afghan officials say an explosion near a southern police station has killed three people and wounded 17.
Samim Khpalwak, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the explosion Tuesday morning struck the city of Kandahar, the capital of Kandahar province. Authorities initially believed a car bomb caused the explosion, but later said they were unsure what happened.
Qayyum Pokhla, the head of Kandahar’s regional hospital, says the blast killed three people, including two police officers and one woman. He said the explosion wounded 17.
