Seven others were injured in the blast near the Shirzai Stadium

At least five civilians were killed after an explosive-laden motorbike exploded in the Jalalabad city of Afghanistan on Sunday, Tolo News reported.

Seven others were injured, the news agency quoted local officials as saying.

The bomb exploded near the Shirzai Stadium where a gathering was being held.

The city has been a target of terrorists attacks multiple times this years. At least eight people were killed in the city on November 23 in a suicide attack.