Bomb Hidden In Microphone Kills Afghan Governor At Mosque Prayers -- NBC
KABUL, Afghanistan – A provincial governor and close confidante of President Hamid Karzai was assassinated by a bomb hidden in a microphone that exploded as he spoke at a mosque Tuesday, officials said.
Arsala Jamal, the governor of Logar province, near the capital Kabul, was killed at 8.45 a.m. local time (12.15 a.m. ET) as he spoke after prayers celebrating the Islamic holiday, Eid.
15 people were injured in the attack but there were no other fatalities, according to Din Mohammad Darwish, spokesman for Jamal’s office.
Darwish said the bombing took place at the main mosque in the provincial capital of Puli Alam.
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