In Afghanistan, the Mayor of Kandahar city was killed in a suicide bomb blast. In a statement, Kandahar Governor's office said the Mayor, Ghulam Haider Hamidi, 65, died in the municipal offices along with a civilian and the suicide bomber. The attacker detonated explosives hidden in his turban while the Mayor was speaking to some persons about the demolition of their illegally built homes. Taliban has claimed responsibility of the assassination.