At least six dead in suicide blast at Afghan wedding

At least six people were killed and 14 wounded yesterday when a suicide bomber attacked a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan, an official said.

The Taliban denied responsibility for the blast in Nangarhar province. “This morning at 8:00 am (0330 GMT), a suicide bomber detonated himself at a wedding ceremony ... in Pachiragam district,” Attaullah Khogyani, the Nangarhar governor’s spokesman, told AFP. He said six people had been killed and 14 wounded, a change from an earlier toll of five dead and 40 wounded.

“All the villagers were gathered for a wedding ceremony,” said witness Saleem Jan, who was himself a guest and who was wounded in the blast.