Monday, August 10, 2015

Deadly suicide bomb attack near Kabul airport

Posted by Anup Baral | August 10, 2015 :
Breaking News: Deadly suicide bomb attack near Kabul airport. 10 killed by terrorist bomb attack in Afghanistan. According to BBC, Police in Afghanistan's capital say a suicide bomber has attacked a checkpoint near the entrance to Kabul's international airport.

"It was a crowded area. There are both civilian and security forces casualties," Najib Danish, a spokesman for the interior ministry, told Reuters. Police in Afghanistan's capital say a suicide bomber has attacked a checkpoint near the entrance to Kabul's international airport. A health ministry spokesman said seven civilians were injured in the blast, which happened shortly after midday local time (07:30 GMT). Security officials at the scene said the attack appeared to target a convoy of armoured cars. The incident is the latest in a series of recent deadly attacks in Kabul. Kabul police chief Sayed Gul Agha Rouhani told reporters that a suicide bomber had driven a vehicle into the first checkpoint on the road into the airport.

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