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Afghanistan blast: Kabul hit by second bomb attack Afghanistan blast: Kabul hit by second bomb attack
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A suicide blast has rocked the Afghan capital Kabul, hours after a huge truck bomb killed 15 people and wounded 240 others in the city. More than 30 people have died and hundreds more have been wounded in separate bomb attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul.
A suicide bomber blew himself up near Kabul's police academy. "Casualties are expected," said interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish. A suicide bomber blew himself up near the city's police academy on Friday evening, killing about 20 recruits.
In the early hours of Friday a truck carrying explosives was detonated near an army base in the Shah Shahid area. In the early hours of Friday, a truck carrying explosives was detonated near an army base in the Shah Shahid area, claiming 15 lives.
Suspicion for both attacks is likely to fall on the Taliban. Reports are now coming in of a large explosion north of the airport.
Few details have yet emerged of the latest suicide attack. Mr Danish said the suicide bomber had been "on foot" when he blew himself up. Heavy gunfire was heard following the blast, but few other details are known.
The truck bomb, which went off just after midnight, damaged buildings and created an enormous crater in the road. Suspicion for all of the attacks is likely to fall on the Taliban. President Ashraf Ghani suggested that the group was seeking to divert attention away from its leadership struggles.
Civilian casualties
Officials said Friday evening's suicide bomber was dressed in police uniform when he detonated an explosives-laden vest outside the gates of Kabul's police academy.
One officer told the Associated Press that the bomber had walked into a group of recruits waiting outside the academy, adding that 25 people had been wounded in the attack.
The truck bomb, which went off in the early hours of Friday, damaged buildings and created an enormous crater in the road.
A security source told Reuters that the target was probably an army compound.A security source told Reuters that the target was probably an army compound.
Injured people including women and children were rushed to hospital for treatment. Some bodies were feared buried in the wreckage of shops and businesses.Injured people including women and children were rushed to hospital for treatment. Some bodies were feared buried in the wreckage of shops and businesses.
The BBC's Khalil Noori says that most of the casualties from the first bomb attack were civilians.The BBC's Khalil Noori says that most of the casualties from the first bomb attack were civilians.
Large truck bombs are unusual in the centre of Kabul, in part because police do not allow lorries to enter the city during daytime.Large truck bombs are unusual in the centre of Kabul, in part because police do not allow lorries to enter the city during daytime.
But smaller bombs and suicide attacks have become almost a weekly occurrence in the heavily fortified city.But smaller bombs and suicide attacks have become almost a weekly occurrence in the heavily fortified city.
On Thursday at least six people, including three policemen, were killed in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan.On Thursday at least six people, including three policemen, were killed in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan.
A lorry filled with explosives was detonated outside a police compound in Puli Alam, capital of Logar province.A lorry filled with explosives was detonated outside a police compound in Puli Alam, capital of Logar province.
The Taliban claimed the bombing, the first major attack since the militants confirmed last week that their leader, Mullah Omar, was dead.The Taliban claimed the bombing, the first major attack since the militants confirmed last week that their leader, Mullah Omar, was dead.
On Monday the Afghan Taliban released a video which they said showed members of the group pledging allegiance to the new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.On Monday the Afghan Taliban released a video which they said showed members of the group pledging allegiance to the new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.
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