Afghan bomb kills Logar governor Jamal in mosque
The governor of Afghanistan's Logar province has been killed in a blast in a mosque, during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
Arsala Jamal was standing at the front of the mosque greeting worshippers when a bomb hidden under a table detonated.
The BBC's David Loyn said the governor was close to President Hamid Karzai.
15 Oct 2013
- From the section Middle East