Death toll from Afghan suicide blast rises to 13

The death toll from an attack by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday almost doubled to 13, including three police officials, a provincial police chief said.

Among the 35 people wounded in the attack in Farah province, five were listed as being in serious condition, Farah Police Chief Faqir Mohammad Askar said. The death toll had earlier been put at seven. (Reuters)