30 Afghans killed in road side bomb blast

Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted

Kabul: At least 30 bus passengers were killed in a road side blast in southern Afghansitan on Tuesday.

Afghan Interior Ministry officials said the bus was on its way from Herat to Kandahar when the device exploded. 10 children and seven women were among the dead.

Kandahar's provincial government blamed the Taliban for planting the device, although the group has yet to comment.

A similar blast on the same main road - in Maywand district - had killed three civilians on Monday