Explosion Hits Official Vehicle In Afghan Capital

Explosion Hits Official Vehicle In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least one person was injured, after an explosion ripped through a road, in central Kabul on Saturday, causing panic among people in the busy neighbourhood, a witness said.

“We heard a huge blast in Asamayi road, Police District 2, roughly at 6:15 p.m. and the whole place has now been sealed off,” eyewitness, Aman Karimi, said.

Meantime, an Interior Ministry official told Xinhua that, an improvised bomb struck a ministry’s vehicle, injuring an Interior Ministry Staff College official.

The injured was shifted to a nearby hospital by a police vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

The Afghan capital city, with a population of nearly five million, has been hit by a series of terror attacks over the past couple of years.

On Sept 17, a Taliban suicide bomber struck a crowd near a diplomatic district, killing 22 people, including six military personnel and injuring 38 others.– NNN-XINHUA

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