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| New blast in Kabul follows attack that killed at least 28 | New blast in Kabul follows attack that killed at least 28 |
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| A second huge explosion has reportedly hit Kabul, hours after a suicide bomber killed at least 28 people and injured over 300 not far from the US embassy in the Afghan capital. | A second huge explosion has reportedly hit Kabul, hours after a suicide bomber killed at least 28 people and injured over 300 not far from the US embassy in the Afghan capital. |
| READ MORE: At least 28 killed, 327 injured in Kabul suicide blast claimed by Taliban | READ MORE: At least 28 killed, 327 injured in Kabul suicide blast claimed by Taliban |
| The exact location of the new explosion is not yet known, but witnesses told Reuters they heard the sound of sirens across the city. | The exact location of the new explosion is not yet known, but witnesses told Reuters they heard the sound of sirens across the city. |
| Twitter users have described the blast as “big” and “loud.” | Twitter users have described the blast as “big” and “loud.” |
| The explosion reportedly took place in the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in northern Kabul, near the compound of Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, LPD Afghanistan said on Twitter. | The explosion reportedly took place in the affluent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in northern Kabul, near the compound of Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, LPD Afghanistan said on Twitter. |
| A police source told BBC journalist Kawoon Khamoosh that the blast hit the Shirpor district and was caused by an improvised explosive device. | A police source told BBC journalist Kawoon Khamoosh that the blast hit the Shirpor district and was caused by an improvised explosive device. |
| Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary cited a police officer who said that "a sound bomb was placed close to a Shisha shop in Shirpor to create panic. Two people injured with broken glass." | Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary cited a police officer who said that "a sound bomb was placed close to a Shisha shop in Shirpor to create panic. Two people injured with broken glass." |
| Earlier on Tuesday, a huge explosion has rocked Wazir Akbar Khan district not far to the US embassy, and several Afghan government ministries and security agencies. | |
| READ MORE: At least 28 killed, 327 injured in Kabul suicide blast claimed by Taliban | |
| At least 28 people have been killed in the attack, AFP cited local police chief, while the Health Ministry confirmed 327 injured. |