10 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing

At least 10 people were killed Wednesday when Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a bank office in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

"Ten people were killed, mostly civilians, when a suicide bomber blew up his suicide jacket at the entrance of Kabul Bank office," Xinhua quoted Abdullah Abdullah, the chief executive officer of the Afghan government, as saying.

The attack occurred around midday in Helmand province's capital Lashkar Gah.