14 killed in bomb attack on Afghan election rally

Kunduz - More militant attacks are expected ahead of Afghanistan's October 20 poll.

A motorcycle carrying explosives blew up among supporters of an Afghan election candidate on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, officials said, in the latest attack on a political rally.
Violence related to the parliamentary vote has killed or wounded hundreds of people in recent months and more militant attacks are expected ahead of Afghanistan's October 20 poll.
More than 30 people were wounded in the blast in the province of Takhar where candidate Nazifa Yousefibek had been campaigning, provincial governor spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hejri said.
Interior ministry deputy spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said most of the 14 killed were civilians. "The explosives were placed in a motorcycle and detonated behind a tent where Nazifa Yousefibek was campaigning," Rahimi said.
Yousefibek was not hurt in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility. Ambulances have been sent to the district of Rustaq where the attack happened, but officials also are seeking to airlift the wounded to hospitals, Hejri said.