Suicide bomber kills himself, wounds 2 in NE. Afghanistan

TALIQAN, Afghanistan. November 24. KAZINFORM A suicide bomber blew himself up in the relatively peaceful northeast Takhar province on Wednesday, killing self and wounding two others, spokesman for provincial administration Faiz Mohammad Tawhidi said. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

"A man strapped explosive device in his body blew himself up in the bazaar of Khaja Bahadin district, leaving himself dead and wounding two others, both civilians," Tawhidi told Xinhua.

He also added that there were no security checkpoint or security personnel when the terrorist blew himself up.

The official however, put the attack on the enemies of peace, a term used against Taliban militants but the outfit has yet to make comment. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com