13 people were killed when a suicide attacker targeted an election campaign rally in the Afghan province of Nangarhar today.
Supporters of parliamentary candidate Abdel Naser Momand had gathered in Kama district when the blast happened.
Campaigning for the 20 October parliamentary election began on Friday, and there had been threats of violence.
Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group have urged people to boycott the election.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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