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Ten 'casualties' in Kabul attack 'Eleven killed' in Kabul attack
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At least 10 people have been killed or wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bus carrying policemen in the Afghan capital, Kabul. At least 11 people have died after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bus carrying police in the Afghan capital, Kabul, government officials said.
The attacker entered the bus and blew himself up, the police said. Afghan police estimated that 15 people, including women and children were killed in the attack.
On Saturday, a powerful suicide bomb attack on a bus in Kabul killed up to 30 Afghan soldiers and officers. It is the second large suicide blast in the city within four days. The Taleban said it carried out Saturday's attack.
The Taleban claimed the attack. More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters. More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters.
Tuesday's attack was mounted early in the morning against a bus carrying policemen to work in the western part of the city. Tuesday's attack was carried out early in the morning on a bus carrying policemen to work in the western part of the city.
The interior ministry spokesman told the BBC his initial estimate was that 10 police had been killed or injured but he believed the number of casualties would rise. An interior ministry spokesman said at least 11 people had died including three schoolchildren, two other civilians and six policemen.
He said the bomber had attempted to get into the bus at a stop but police sitting in the front were suspicious of his strange behaviour and stopped him. Local police officers and people nearby said 15 people had been killed and many wounded, some very severely.
One shot him with a pistol, after which the bomber, injured, detonated himself, causing the casualties.
'Destroying the country''Destroying the country'
Reports said the had ripped off the roof of the bus and blown out the sides. Eyewitnesses said the bomber, who was wearing a Taleban-style turban, tried to get onto a bus picking up policemen.
This is the third major suicide attack on security forces in the Afghan capital since June. Police already on the vehicle were suspicious and shot him, after which the injured bomber blew himself up, causing casualties both on the bus and in the street.
In June, a police bus was targeted in Kabul, killing 35 officers in the worst attack in the city since the fall of the Taleban. Reports said the bomb had ripped off the roof of the bus and blown out the sides.
And on Saturday, an attack on a bus carrying Afghan soldiers killed up to 30 members of the country's armed forces. A BBC reporter at the scene said small body parts were scattered across a wide area.
On Saturday, an attack on a military vehicle killed up to 30 soldiers.
Responding to the attack, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he wished he could ask insurgent leaders why they were trying to destroy the country.Responding to the attack, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he wished he could ask insurgent leaders why they were trying to destroy the country.