Bomb in Microphone Kills Afghan Governor at Mosque on Holiday
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A bomb placed inside a microphone at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan killed a provincial governor and wounded 18 others during prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, local official said.
Arsala Jamal, governor of Logar province, was killed while delivering a speech in the mosque, Din Mohammad Darwish, the province’s spokesman, said by phone. The bomb had been “masterly” placed inside the microphone and it exploded after the governor began talking, he said.