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10 killed, 30 injured in twin blasts near Afghan Defense Ministry – authorities 24 killed, more than 90 injured in twin blasts near Afghan Defense Ministry – authorities
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Ten people were killed and at least 30 injured in twin blasts that hit near the Afghan Defense Ministry in the capital Kabul, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Twenty-four people were killed and more than 90 injured in twin blasts that hit near the Afghan Defense Ministry in the capital Kabul, according to a Ministry of Public Health spokesman cited by Reuters.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blasts, Reuters reported, with the terrorist group's main spokesman saying that the first explosion near the Defense Ministry and other government departments was followed minutes later by a larger suicide attack. The first explosion was reported to be small, and when people gathered to find out what was happening another blast went off, according to local media reports that cite eyewitnesses.
He added that dozens of soldiers and officers were killed and injured in the attacks. The attack happened in a crowded area of the city near government buildings as well as a market and a main intersection, Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh said, according to Reuters.
The first explosion was "small," and when people gathered to find out what was happening, another blast went off, according to a tweet by local journalist Bilal Sarwary, citing an eyewitness. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blasts. The terrorist group's main spokesman said that the first explosion near the Defense Ministry and other government departments was followed minutes later by a larger suicide attack.
About two weeks ago, 13 people were killed in a suicide attack on the American University in Kabul.About two weeks ago, 13 people were killed in a suicide attack on the American University in Kabul.