Afghan official: Suicide bomber targets police convoy, killing 2 people in southern province
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has targeted a police convoy in the southern province of Helmand, killing two people, a policeman and a civilian.
Omar Zwak, the spokesman for the provincial governor, says the attack took place on Monday morning in Lashkar Gah, the province's capital.
Zwak also says the explosion wounded 15 people — eight policemen and seven civilians. He says the police convoy was en route to the district of Sangin for an operation there.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which comes amid a Taliban spring offensive that is seeking to undermine the Western-backed government in Kabul.