Suicide bombing kills 6 near Afghanistan bank

Story highlights

  • Bombing in Kandahar province injures 20
  • Most casualties were civilian bank customers

Six people died Saturday in a suicide bomb attack in front of a bank in southern Afghanistan, the Kandahar provincial governor's office said.

A government statement said 20 people were injured. Most of the casualties were civilian customers of Kabul Bank in the city of Kandahar, the statement said.