Afghanistan suicide attack kills at least 50 volleyball tournament spectators
A further 50 hurt after bomber blew himself up in the middle of spectators Explosion ripped through the crowd as the watched the tournament final Comes as Obama signs 'secret' order to continue targeting the Taliban
By Associated Press and Reuters and Damien Gayle for MailOnline
Published: 10:23 EST, 23 November 2014 | Updated: 11:03 EST, 23 November 2014
At least 50 sports fans were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest in a crowd watching a volleyball tournament in east Afghanistan.
A further 50 people were injured after the bomber blew himself up in the middle of spectators watching an inter-district tournament in Yahyakahil, Paktika province.
Paktika provincial spokesman Mukhles Afghan said the explosion ripped through the crowd as they watched the tournament final. Most of the casualties were civilians, he said.
Afghan children play volleyball: At least 50 Afghan sports fans have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest in the middle of a crowd watching a volleyball tournament. File picture
'The suicide attacker was on a motorcycle, he detonated himself in the middle of a volleyball match,' Attaullah Fazli, deputy governor of Paktika province, told AFP
'A lot of people including some provincial officials and the police chief were there. About 50 people have been killed, and 60 injured, a lot of them seriously.'
Mr Afgha told AP: 'There were too many people gathered in the one place to watch the game. Dozens of others are wounded and we have reports that many of them are in critical condition.
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Afghanistan suicide attack kills at least 50 volleyball tournament spectators