Bomb blast kills two police near Afghan training academy

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The photo shows the site of a bomb attack in Afghanistan. — File photo

KABUL: A roadside bomb blast killed two policemen in Herat province of western Afghanistan, just hours before a ceremony to hand a nearby police training academy over from Nato to Afghan control, Afghan authorities said.

Raouf Ahmedi, a spokesman for the Afghan police commander for the western region, said one of the policemen killed in Saturday's explosion was a teacher at the academy in Adraskan district.

He said two other policemen were injured by the remote-controlled bomb that exploded as their vehicle passed.

Last week, a bomb in a parked motorcycle exploded outside the training centre, killing two security guards.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the latest attack.

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