Twenty-five dead in hospital car bomb blast in Afghanistan

At least 25 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a medical clinic in eastern Afghanistan today, an official said.

Din Mohammad Darwesh, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the blast hit a hospital in the Azra district of Logar province.

More than 40 other people were injured, including patients, visitors and staff.

Afghan officials said they were planning a helicopter trip to the remote area to help dig victims out of the rubble and transport them to better medical facilities.

Meanwhile, authorities said at least 10 people, including a police officer, were killed when a bicycle rigged with explosives blew up in a bazaar in northern Afghanistan yesterday.

The Afghan Interior Ministry said the blast struck the bazaar in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province.

The ministry said in a statement today that 24 other people were injured in the attack, including five women and a policeman.