LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen persons sustained injuries after a man threw a hand grenade in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Friday, said a statement of the provincial police office on Saturday.
The incident took place in the Zala Bazaar area of Gereshk district when two brothers were fighting over an issue on Friday and the son of a brother hurled a hand grenade, the statement said, adding that two were in critical condition.
The police have taken into custody the suspect for investigation, the statement added without providing more details. ■
