Car bomb attack in Afghan city kills 13

A car packed with explosives blew up outside a sports stadium in Afghanistan's restive south on Friday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens more, officials said, capping a bloody week in the war-torn country. The suicide attack happened in Lashkar Gah, the capital of opium poppy-rich Helmand province, as spectators were leaving a wrestling match at the stadium, provincial governor spokesman Omar Zwak told AFP.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which Zwak said killed at least 13 people and wounded 45 others, including children. Helmand police spokesman Salam Afghan had earlier given a lower toll of 10 dead and 35 wounded. Afghan officials often give conflicting figures in the wake of attacks. "The suicide bomber detonated his car bomb as spectators were leaving the stadium," Zwak said.