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The blast left the car a wreck of twisted metal
A bomb near the office of the governor of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar has killed a local official.
The head of Lalpura district, Sayed Mohammad Pahlawan, was entering the governor's compound when his car blew up, police said.
Governor Gul Agha Sherzai was inside the compound in the city of Jalalabad at the time of the blast but was unharmed. Four others were wounded.
Mr Sherzai has been the target of attacks by the Taliban in the past.
The attack took place during the morning rush hour as a group of officials were entering the compound.
"It looks like the explosives were placed inside the district chief's car. We are still investigating. The district chief was killed and four others were wounded," the governor's spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, told Reuters.
Flames could be seen rising from the site of the blast and security forces cordoned off several roads leading to the area, the news agency reported.
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The blast left the car a wreck of twisted metal A bomb near the office of the governor of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar has killed a local official.
The head of Lalpura district, Sayed Mohammad Pahlawan, was entering the governor's compound when his car blew up, police said.
Governor Gul Agha Sherzai was inside the compound in the city of Jalalabad at the time of the blast but was unharmed. Four others were wounded.
Mr Sherzai has been the target of attacks by the Taliban in the past.
The attack took place during the morning rush hour as a group of officials were entering the compound.
"It looks like the explosives were placed inside the district chief's car. We are still investigating. The district chief was killed and four others were wounded," the governor's spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, told Reuters.
Flames could be seen rising from the site of the blast and security forces cordoned off several roads leading to the area, the news agency reported.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.