Afghan fuel truck blast kills, injures 50

AFGHANISTAN: At least 50 people have been killed or wounded in bombing of a fuel truck, apparently belonging to US-led troops in Afghanistan, in the country's northern province of Parwan, an Afghan official says.

"A smaller explosion, caused by a magnet bomb, made a hole in the fuel truck. When people gathered around it to collect the pooling fuel, a bigger explosion took place," AFP quoted Parwan provincial spokeswoman Roshna Khalid.

"At this time we know that about 50 are killed or injured," she said.

The cause of the second explosion is yet unknown.

Afghan public health ministry spokesman said a nearby hospital received three dead and 35 wounded as a result of the incident.

Violence in Afghanistan has escalated to record highs since the US-led invasion of the country began in October 2001.

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