Bomb kills 12 in Helmand

KANDAHAR: Twelve people were killed Wednesday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Helmand province, a provincial government spokesman said.

"Twelve civilians, among them women and children, were killed today when their van hit in a roadside bomb," said Daud Ahmadi.

He added that the civilians were travelling from provincial capital Lashkar Gah to Sangin district when the blast took place.

The deaths came the day after 59 people died in two blasts at shrines, 55 of them in Kabul.