Suicide bomb targets Afghan police

(CNN) -- A suicide attacker on Monday killed at least seven people in southern Afghanistan, Interior Ministry spokesman Zmarai Bashary said.

The incident occurred in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province, a region that has been a major front in the war between NATO forces and the Taliban militant group.

The bomber detonated in front of the entrance gate of the district's chief police officer.

Of the seven killed, four were police and three were civilians. Six others were wounded.

"The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan condemns this act of our enemies, who are working against the stability and security of Afghanistan," said Bashary. E-mail to a friend