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| Huge blast shakes central Kabul | Huge blast shakes central Kabul |
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| A large explosion has killed at least two people in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul. | |
| It is not clear what caused the blast shortly after midday. Eyewitnesses say it shook buildings. | |
| A plume of black smoke is now hanging over the area where the explosion occurred, in which foreign embassies and military installations are located. | A plume of black smoke is now hanging over the area where the explosion occurred, in which foreign embassies and military installations are located. |
| The blast comes amid mounting violence between the Taliban and foreign and Afghan security forces. | |
| It also comes amid widespread accusations of fraud in last month's elections. | |
| There have been several bomb attacks in Kabul this year. | |
| In August 2009, Nato's Kabul headquarters was hit by a suicide car bomb attack which killed seven Afghan civilians. | |
| Correspondents said then that the attack underscored the increasingly brazen nature of the Taliban threat. | |
| Are you in Kabul? Did you witness the explosion? Send us your accounts using the form below. | Are you in Kabul? Did you witness the explosion? Send us your accounts using the form below. |
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