15-11-2024 05:48 PM Jerusalem Timing

3 Turkish Engineers Killed in Afghan Suicide Attack

3 Turkish Engineers Killed in Afghan Suicide Attack

Three Turkish engineers were killed on Monday in a suicide attack that also wounded another in eastern Afghanistan.

Three Turkish engineers were killed on Monday in a suicide attack that also wounded another in eastern Afghanistan.attack (archive)
  
"Around 7:15am, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-packed motorbike targeting a minibus belong to Turkish engineers in Behsud district of Nangarhar province," Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP.
  
"As a result of this attack, three Turkish engineers were killed and the fourth one was wounded." Abdulzai said the victims were working on a construction project in Nangarhar and were travelling to work when their minibus were targeted. 
  
A Turkish official speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the death toll and nationality of the victims. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesman for the Nangarhar police chief, said an Afghan child was also injured.
  
The attack came after the US and the Taliban sealed a dramatic prisoner swap that saw soldier Bowe Bergdahl released for five senior insurgent figures, raising hopes for peace as foreign forces prepare to withdraw.