Blast kills eight in Afghan city

A car bomber has killed eight, including two policemen, in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, Afghan police said.

Abdul-Hakim Isaqzai, the police chief in Khost province, said the powerful explosion occurred on Friday morning at a checkpoint inside the city.

Amir Pacha, director of hospitals in the province, said 30 other people, mostly civilians, were wounded in the blast.

The police chief said officers were suspicious of the bomber, who then detonated his car full of explosives.

Houses and shops in the area were damaged in the explosion.