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| Taliban kill 40 with ambulance bomb in Afghan capital Kabul | Taliban kill 40 with ambulance bomb in Afghan capital Kabul |
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| A suicide bombing has killed at least 40 people and injured 140 others in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say. | A suicide bombing has killed at least 40 people and injured 140 others in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say. |
| Attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint into a street that was closed to public transport. | Attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint into a street that was closed to public transport. |
| It happened near the old interior ministry building and offices of the European Union and High Peace Council. | It happened near the old interior ministry building and offices of the European Union and High Peace Council. |
| The Taliban have said they carried out the attack. | The Taliban have said they carried out the attack. |
| A week ago, Taliban militants killed 22 people in a luxury Kabul hotel. | A week ago, Taliban militants killed 22 people in a luxury Kabul hotel. |
| Witnesses say the area - home to foreign embassies and the city's police headquarters - was crowded with people when the bomb exploded on Saturday at about 12:15 local time (08:45 GMT). Plumes of smoke were seen from around the city. | Witnesses say the area - home to foreign embassies and the city's police headquarters - was crowded with people when the bomb exploded on Saturday at about 12:15 local time (08:45 GMT). Plumes of smoke were seen from around the city. |
| Officials said the death toll would probably continue to rise as casualties were brought to hospitals for medical attention. | Officials said the death toll would probably continue to rise as casualties were brought to hospitals for medical attention. |
| The Taliban, a hardline Islamic movement, control large swathes of Afghanistan and parts of neighbouring Pakistan. | The Taliban, a hardline Islamic movement, control large swathes of Afghanistan and parts of neighbouring Pakistan. |
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