10 killed in Afghan airport suicide blast

Ten people were killed and a dozen others injured Monday morning when a suicide car bomb went off near the gate of an airport in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, police said.“A suicide bomber blew his explosive-laden vehicle near the gate of the Jalalabad city airport this morning. As a result, 10 people, including the suicide bomber, were killed and 12 others were injured,” provincial police chief, Abdullah Stanekzai, told Xinhua.He said five civilians, two army soldiers and two local security guards were among the killed.Two American soldiers, six Afghan soldiers were among the injured, said the police chief.Several cars have also damaged in the blast that occurred at around 06:30 a.m. local time Monday, according to witnesses.“There was a young man driving a car and intended to enter the airport but he detonated his car shortly after army soldiers intercepted him and stopped his car,” a witness told.