Explosion kills 8 in western Afghanistan

ISTANBUL

At least eight people, all members of the same family, were killed in a blast in western Afghanistanon Monday, local Ariana News reported.

The deadly blast took place in a house in Balablok district of Farah province, provincial government spokesperson Abdul Malik Osama said Tuesday, adding the victims include a couple and their six children.

Authorities are probing the cause of the explosion.