Kabul: Blast hits bus carrying Taliban govt officials, eight injured
Kabul (Afghanistan), November 2: Eight people were injured in a blast that rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Wednesday, according to media reports.
According to the Kabul security department's spokesperson, eight people were injured in a blast that targeted a vehicle carrying employees of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.
During the morning rush hour, the blast targeted a minibus carrying Taliban employees in front of a government building in Police District 5.
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"I was near the area when a really loud explosion was heard, many people were injured. The explosion happened next to a bus," a local resident was quoted as saying by TOLO.
According to media reports, police have cordoned off the area and barred people, including journalists, from entering the blast site.
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No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far.
- ANI