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Blast at Afghan governor funeral Blast at Afghan governor funeral
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There has been a blast at the funeral of an Afghan provincial governor killed by a suicide attacker on Sunday. At least five people have been killed in a suicide attack at the funeral of an assassinated Afghan provincial governor.
A number of cabinet ministers are believed to have been attending the funeral of Abdul Hakim Taniwal. Several people were wounded in the blast at the funeral of Paktia Governor Abdul Hakim Taniwal, who was killed in a suicide attack on Sunday.
There are reports that the explosion was caused by a suicide attack, and casualties are feared. A number of cabinet ministers were believed to be attending the ceremony.
Mr Taniwal is the highest-ranking Afghan official to die in Afghanistan's renewed violence. The Taleban has claimed responsibility for his death. Mr Taniwal is the highest-ranking Afghan official to die in Afghanistan's renewed violence.
He was the governor of Paktia province. The funeral was taking place in the Tani district of the neighbouring province of Khost. The Taleban has claimed responsibility for his death.
One eyewitness said a number of policemen had been injured in Monday's explosion. Police say a suicide bomber blew himself up as the funeral was taking place in the Tani district of Khost, a neighbouring province to Paktia.
A hospital doctor told the AFP news agency that the five dead were police officers, and 30 people had been injured.
'Man of action'
An Associated Press Television cameraman at the scene said the blast happened as an official delegation from Kabul was leaving the ceremony and heading towards for a helicopter that had flown them in.
It is unclear if anyone in the delegation was hurt in the blast.
Abdul Hakim Taniwal was attacked outside his office in the provincial capital Gardez on Sunday. A bodyguard and driver were also killed.
A suicide bomber with explosives attached to his body targeted the governor and his entourage as they left in a car.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai described him as "a patriot, a man of both action and academic achievements."
"He was also a personal friend of mine, who returned from abroad to serve his nation," he added in a statement.