Magnetic bomb kills district governor in Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Mar 8 (AFP): A magnetic bomb attached to a district governor's vehicle exploded in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, killing the governor and his bodyguard, provincial authorities said.

The attack in Nangarhar province highlights the security threat surrounding presidential elections in a month's time, when voters will choose a successor to Hamid Karzai.

"Today 9:00am, a mine attached to the vehicle of Nazyan district governor, Noor Agha Kamran, was detonated in the city of Jalalabad," Nangarhar police spokesman, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told.