MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two persons were killed and five others wounded Friday evening after a bomb struck the ground of Buzkashi, a national game, in the Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh, provincial police spokesman said.
"The initial information found two persons were killed and five others wounded after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated at a Buzkashi ground in Khulm District. The causalities were shifted to a hospital in provincial capital of Mazar-i-Sharif city," spokesman Shir Jan Durrani told Xinhua.
The incident took place at around 4:30 p.m. local time, and police launched an investigation into the case, he added.
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