KABUL: A powerful explosion hit central Kabul during evening rush hour on Sunday (Jul 28), wounding six people, Afghan officials said. The blast ...
KABUL: A powerful explosion hit central Kabul during evening rush hour on Sunday , wounding six people, Afghan officials said.
The blast occurred on a road near the private Ghalib University and Shahid Square, a four-way intersection, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said."The explosion hit a very busy part of the city. Our rescue teams have been rushed to the site," Rahimi said. Six people were taken to hospital with injuries from the blast, public health ministry Wahid Mayar said.Last week Kabul was hit by three consecutive bomb blasts, claimed by the Islamic State and the Taliban which killed 11 people and injured more than 40 others.
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