The attacker wanted to target the education department of Kapisa province, but was stopped short at a checkpoint, said interior ministry spokesman Najib Nikzad. — Photo by AP

KABUL: A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives in central Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two policemen and four civilians, a spokesman for interior ministry said.

The attack happened in Kapisa province, northeast of the capital Kabul, spokesman Najib Nikzad said.

“A suicide attacker in a car wanted to attack the education department of Kapisa province, but he was stopped at a checkpoint, where he detonated his vehicle,” Nikzad said.

“Two policemen and four civilians have been martyred and three civilians and two policemen injured,” he added.

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