At least 14 dead in bomb attacks on dog fight

At least 14 people were killed by bomb blasts in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Sunday, as two explosions hit a crowd of people watching a dog fight. Five police officers were among the fatalities.

Reuters

The bombs went off in Arghandab district, on the outskirts of Kandahar city.

One was planted in the middle of the crowd and the other on the side of a nearby road, according to officials.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the Taliban - which considers dog fighting un-Islamic - has carried out similar attacks in the past.

In February 2008 a suicide bombing killed more 100 people gathered at a dog fight, also in Kandahar.