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Bomber strikes 'Kabul army base' | Bomber strikes 'Kabul army base' |
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A suspected suicide car bomber has struck near a military base in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. | |
Afghan and Nato officials said the blast went off outside a US base called Camp Phoenix on the road leading east out of the city centre. | Afghan and Nato officials said the blast went off outside a US base called Camp Phoenix on the road leading east out of the city centre. |
There are reports that at least five people have been injured. | There are reports that at least five people have been injured. |
Security has been tight in Kabul since a group of gunmen and bombers attacked the highly-fortified centre of the city on 18 January. | Security has been tight in Kabul since a group of gunmen and bombers attacked the highly-fortified centre of the city on 18 January. |
A statement from Nato's International Security Assistance Force said the bomb went off outside the main gate of Camp Phoenix. | A statement from Nato's International Security Assistance Force said the bomb went off outside the main gate of Camp Phoenix. |
A spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry said five civilians had been injured. There are no reports of any deaths. | A spokesman for Afghanistan's interior ministry said five civilians had been injured. There are no reports of any deaths. |