Afghanistan violence: Deadly suicide bomb hits Kabul
Source: BBC
Afghanistan violence: Deadly suicide bomb hits Kabul
1 hour ago
From the section Asia
Several people have been killed and more than 200 have been injured in a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.
Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said a suicide attacker had detonated a vehicle. Gunfire can still be heard.
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Tuesday's bombing happened during the morning rush hour in a residential neighbourhood close to the ministry of defence and military compounds. There are unverified claims that Taliban fighters managed to breach the defences of the National Directorate of Security, the main spy agency which protects high-ranking government officials.
The "blast was carried out by a suicide bomber in a car and possibly one or two bombers are still resisting", Mr Sediqqi was quoted as saying. "The scene of the attack has been completely cordoned off by Afghan security forces."
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