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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. | 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 six 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 (Isaf) said the explosion was outside the main gate of Camp Phoenix. | A statement from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said the explosion was outside the main gate of Camp Phoenix. |
| It was most likely an improvised bomb hidden in a vehicle, Isaf said. | It was most likely an improvised bomb hidden in a vehicle, Isaf said. |
| 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. |
| The Taliban claimed to have carried out the attack in a text message sent to the Associated Press news agency. | The Taliban claimed to have carried out the attack in a text message sent to the Associated Press news agency. |
| The bombing comes a week after a group of gunmen and suicide bombers struck the centre of Kabul, attacking government and commercial buildings. | The bombing comes a week after a group of gunmen and suicide bombers struck the centre of Kabul, attacking government and commercial buildings. |
| Seven of the attackers were killed as well as two civilians and three security personnel and 71 people were injured, officials said. | Seven of the attackers were killed as well as two civilians and three security personnel and 71 people were injured, officials said. |