A suicide-bomber in southern Afghanistan blew himself up while putting on a vest of explosives, an official said.

The explosion occurred in a house in Gereshk town in Helmand province Wednesday night. 'The blast also wounded a child,' a spokesperson for the local administration said.

Helmand is known to be a major Taliban stronghold and much of the fighting between NATO and Taliban forces is taking place in the province.

--IANS/RIA Novosti

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