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Kabul blast: Suicide bomber targets foreign convoy | Kabul blast: Suicide bomber targets foreign convoy |
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At least six people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the capital, Kabul, officials say. | |
Two Nato troops and four civilian contractors have died, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) in Afghanistan said. | |
There are unconfirmed reports that two children were also killed. | |
A bomber blew up his vehicle next to a convoy of foreign cars in the east of the city. | |
Afghan officials earlier said several civilian bystanders had died in the blast. | |
Smoke rose above the industrial district of Karta-e Naw after the powerful explosion. | |
An explosives-filled Toyota Corolla was blown up beside two foreign military vehicles at around 08:00 (03:30 GMT), Kabul Police Chief Gen Salangi said. | An explosives-filled Toyota Corolla was blown up beside two foreign military vehicles at around 08:00 (03:30 GMT), Kabul Police Chief Gen Salangi said. |
The force of the blast destroyed several houses and a wide area of the city has been cordoned off. Sirens could be heard afterwards as ambulances headed to the scene. | The force of the blast destroyed several houses and a wide area of the city has been cordoned off. Sirens could be heard afterwards as ambulances headed to the scene. |
At least 30 people are said to have been injured in the attack. | |
The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says harrowing images of the aftermath of the explosion have emerged, showing badly burned bodies and an elderly man with serious head injuries. | |
"I heard a terrible explosion and our whole building shook," a local resident told AFP news agency. | "I heard a terrible explosion and our whole building shook," a local resident told AFP news agency. |
An insurgent group linked to the Taliban, Hezb-e-Islami, told the BBC in a phone call that it had carried out the attack. | |
It is the first major blast in Kabul since March, when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the defence ministry, killing nine people. | It is the first major blast in Kabul since March, when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the defence ministry, killing nine people. |
The latest attack comes during what has been a bloody month for Isaf in Afghanistan, with at least 15 foreign military personnel killed in separate incidents since the beginning of May. | The latest attack comes during what has been a bloody month for Isaf in Afghanistan, with at least 15 foreign military personnel killed in separate incidents since the beginning of May. |
The Taliban announced a "spring offensive" in April, saying it would target foreign military bases and diplomatic areas. |