At least 22 people were injured when an explosion went off in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital city of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Tuesday, hospital officials said.
The incident happened in Alokozay square of the city.
Those injured included six police, three civilians women and one child, Abu Ali Sina Balkhi hospital officials said.
Two of the injured were in life-threatening condition, they said.
Adil Shah, a spokesman for Balkh police, confirmed wounding of 17 people in the blast. He said that they included six police.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
