In Afghanistan, five civilians were killed and 25 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the southern Helmand province today. <br/><br/>A spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car in a parking lot near the main police headquarters in Lashkar Gah. <br/><br/><br/>He said women and children were among the casualties in the attack that was claimed by the Taliban.