Four police were killed and three others injured as a roadside bomb struck police van in the northern Baghlan province with Pul-e-Khumri as its capital 160 km north of Kabul on Monday, a local official said. "The terrorists organized a roadside bomb which struck police vehicle in Baghlan-e-Markazi district at noon time killing four police personnel and injuring three others,"district governor Gohar Khan Babri told Xinhua.
Meanwhile, Zabihullah Mujahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit in contact with media claimed responsibility, saying the Taliban insurgents were behind the bombing.