Dec. 31 (UPI) -- At least 17 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan Sunday that targeted the funeral of a local official.
An attacker set off an explosive vest among a crowd of mourners at a funeral for former district chief of Haskah Menah, Gul Wali, killing at least 17 people and injuring 14 more, Nangarhar Province spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said.