Officials say two bomb attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand have killed at least 13 people.

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed seven civilians and two police officers Wednesday in the Kajaki district. More than nine people were wounded in the blast.

Elsewhere in Helmand, a provincial spokesman (Daud Ahmadi) said an Afghan intelligence official, two of his bodyguards, and a fourth person were killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in the Nad Ali district.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the second attack.