A bombing targeted the funeral of a local official in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least 17 people. <br/><br/>Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said a rickshaw rigged with explosives went off among people gathered in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, to mourn a former district chief. He said, around 13 other people were injured.<br/><br/>Habibi said, initial reports were that a suicide bomber was behind the attack, but that authorities now believe it was a remotely-detonated explosion. No one immediately claimed the attack. The Taliban denied any involvement. <br/><br/>An Islamic State affiliate is active in Nangarhar province and has targeted officials and security forces in the past.