A Taliban guerrilla was killed Thursday when a time bomb he was planting outside a town hall in southwestern Afghanistan exploded prematurely, police said. Two state workers were slightly hurt in the explosion in front of the town hall in Spin Boldak on the Pakistani border at about 6:30 a.m. EDT. "The bomb went off while the man was planting it," a senior police officer told Reuters. "He was blown to pieces."
| Golly. Too bad. He will be missed. By his Mom... |
Witness Atta Mohammed Khan said the bomb shattered the windows of surrounding houses. He said the two workers, who had been praying at the time, were not seriously hurt. |