Three killed in Afghanistan suicide bomb attack

At least three people were killed Monday in a suicide car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Zabul province, an official said.

"Thee terrorists drove an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the district headquarters of Shahr-e-Safa but (the vehicle) exploded before reaching the target at 11.30 a.m," the official told Xinhua.

The police had asked the driver to stop but he refused, the official added.