Afghanistan, Aug. 29 -- An explosion inside a rickshaw in Mehtarlam, Laghman province, injured 14 people on Friday, according to local reports.
A gas cylinder explosion inside a rickshaw in Mehtarlam, the capital of Afghanistan's Laghman province, injured 14 people on Friday, according to local authorities.
Abdul Malik Niazi, spokesman for the Taliban-appointed governor of Laghman, said the explosion occurred at around 11 a.m. local time in the Rahmani Chowk area of Mehtarlam.
Niazi said preliminary findings indicate that the blast originated from the gas cylinder installed in the rickshaw. Authorities have not yet provided further details on whether the cylinder malfunctioned, leaked gas or was otherwise damaged before the explosion.
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