January 30 2015
A suicide bomber has attacked the funeral for a local police officer in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, causing dozens of casualties, reports the Khaama Press (Afghanistan).
The bomber detonated an explosive vest Thursday among the mourners in Mehtar Lam, the provincial capital.
At least 17 people were killed and 39 injured in the blast, according to a statement from the provincial government cited by Xinhua, China's state news agency.
Four police officers were said...
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