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Roadside bomb kills two police officers in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb hit a police vehicle in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two officers, an official said.
- AP
- Published: 13:03 May 7, 2008
Kabul: A roadside bomb hit a police vehicle in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two officers, an official said.
The blast happened just outside the capital of Khost province, as the officers travelled from their homes to work, a spokesman for the provincial police chief said
The explosion was powerful and the car was destroyed in the blast.
On Tuesday, the US-led coalition and Afghan troops detained 13 suspected militants during a raid in Zadran district of the neighboring Paktia province, the coalition said in a statement.
One man received a head injury during the operation and was taken to a military hospital, the coalition said.
Troops found weapons and ammunition following the search of the compounds.
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