At least 45 dead in suicide attack on volleyball tournament in Afghanistan

Kabul: Afghan officials say that a suicide bomber has killed “at least 45” people in an attack on a volleyball tournament in the country’s east. Mokhis Afghan, spokesman for the provincial governor of Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, says the attack happened during an inter-district tournament attended by a large crowed in the Yahyakhail district late Sunday afternoon. [caption id=“attachment_1817651” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AP[/caption] The suicide bomber was on foot in the crowd, he says. Associated Press