LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A deputy provincial governor along with four other people were killed while praying in a mosque on Thursday in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a doctor said.

"Five people including, Pir Mohammad, (deputy governor) have been killed in this attack," Nisar Ahmad Barakzai, deputy head for provincial public health department told Reuters.

Several people were wounded in the explosion which happened in the mosque located opposite key government offices in provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.

(Writing by Sayed Salahuddin, editing by Sanjeev Miglani)

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