Afghan officials say suicide bomber kills “at least 45” at volleyball match in country’s east

KABUL – Afghan officials say that a suicide bomber has killed “at least 45” people in an attack on a volleyball tournament in the country’s east.

Mokhis Afghan, spokesman for the provincial governor of Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, says the attack happened during an inter-district tournament attended by a large crowed in the Yahyakhail district late Sunday afternoon.

The suicide bomber was on foot in the crowd, he says.