A suicide bomber blew himself up Friday at the gate of a mosque, killing a local official and civilians gathered in a funeral in northern Afghanistan, dpa quoted police as saying. "The bomber standing at the gate of a mosque to welcome people coming to the funeral in Dasht-e-Archi district, detonated his explosives while Shaikh Saadi, the district governor was leaving the mosque," said Sayed Sarwar Hossaini, police spokesman for Kunduz province. "The district governor who was the target, died on the spot," Hossaini said. A number of other people were also killed, he said. "I cannot give you the total number of the dead right now, and police are in the area for further investigation." -- SPA 10:17 LOCAL TIME 07:17 GMT تغريد
