At least seven people are dead after a car bomb explodes in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The explosion in this busy shopping area of the southern city also left 19 injured.
(SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) MOHAMMADULLAH, BAKER AND EYEWITNESS. SAYING:
"I was sitting in my bakery when I heard a loud explosion, then I saw many people and policemen were lying down on the ground some had lost a leg some had lost a hand."
Five police are among those killed in the blast Sunday.
Roadside and suicide bombings are the leading cause of civilian deaths in fighting in the restive country.
Lindsey Parietti, Reuters
