1 killed, 13 injured in bazaar blast in E. Afghanistan province

ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, March 14 (Xinhua) -- At least one civilian was killed and 13 others injured as a blast rocked a bazaar in Sawki district of Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province on Thursday, provincial police chief Haqnawaz Haqyar said.

According to the official, an explosive device went off at a shop in the bazaar at around noon on Thursday, and preliminary reports confirmed the causalities of the blast.

The official said investigation is underway and the outcome would be made public.