Six dead, 18 hurt in Afghan cycle bomb blast

Five civilians and one policeman were killed today by a bicycle bomb which exploded in a bazaar in northern Afghanistan, the provincial governor's spokesman said.

Five civilians and one policeman were killed on Friday by a bicycle bomb which exploded in a bazaar in northern Afghanistan, the provincial governor's spokesman said.

"The bomb was attached to a bicycle and went off in the bazaar in Khan Abad district," said Kunduz provincial spokesman Mahboobullah Saeedi.

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"So far we have confirmed six people including one policeman dead and 18 injured."