BREAKING NEWS : BOMB IN MOSQUE KILL AFGHAN GOVERNOR

The governor of Afghanistan's Logar
province has been killed in a blast in
a mosque, during prayers for the
Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
Arsala Jamal was standing at the front of
the mosque greeting worshippers when
a bomb hidden under a table
detonated.
At least 15 people were injured, and
several are said to be in a critical
condition, Mr Jamal's spokesman said.
Logar is south of the capital, Kabul, and
the Taliban increasingly control much of
the countryside.
The attack took place at Logar's main
mosque in the provincial capital of Puli
Alam, said spokesman Din Darwesh.
There was no immediate claim of
responsibility.
Mr Jamal was appointed as governor in
April after returning to Afghanistan from
Canada. Previously he was governor of
another eastern province, Khost.
The attack comes just days after the
arrest of senior Pakistan Taliban
commander, Latif Mehsud, by US
forces. He was said to be a confidante
of the Pakistani Taliban leader,
Hakimullah Mehsud.
Logar and its neighbouring province
Wardak have become increasingly
lawless in recent years, says the BBC's
David Loyn, in Kabul.