Suicide attack kills 13 at Afghan public bath: Police

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: A suicide attack killed 13 people and wounded another 17 at a public bath in the flashpoint town of Spin Boldak in southern Afghanistan on the border with Pakistan, police said.

A nine-year Taliban insurgency is concentrated in southern Afghanistan, but suicide attacks targeting civilians in public places are relatively rare.

"A suicide bomber blew up explosives strapped to his chest at a public bath in Spin Boldak," border police official General Abdul Razaq said.

"Thirteen people, including a policeman, were killed and 17 other people were wounded, including two border police," he added.