Bicycle bomb kills two in Afghanistan

A bicycle bomb killed at least two people, including a member of Afghanistan's peace council, and left 16 wounded when it exploded in the north of the country Saturday, an official said. The remotely controlled bomb was detonated in Kunduz city and targeted a former mujahedeen commander who was also a member of the high peace council, Sayed Sarwar Husseini, Kunduz provincial police spokesman told AFP.
"This morning a remotely controlled bomb placed on a bicycle detonated in Sar Chawk area of Kunduz city, killing two including Shir Mohammad Arab a former jihadi commander and wounding 16 others," he said. The wounded civilians were taken to a local hospital and were in a stable condition, he said. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack. The peace council was set up by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to engage with the Taliban. Its head, Burhanuddin Rabbani was assassinated by a turban bomber at his Kabul home in September.