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| Huge explosion reported in Kabul hours after deadly twin blasts | Huge explosion reported in Kabul hours after deadly twin blasts |
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| A massive blast reportedly rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, late Monday – just hours after two deadly bombs went off near the Afghan Defense Ministry. The latest blast was followed by gunfire, Reuters reports. | A massive blast reportedly rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, late Monday – just hours after two deadly bombs went off near the Afghan Defense Ministry. The latest blast was followed by gunfire, Reuters reports. |
| The cause of the blast is not yet known, and it is also unknown whether it has caused any casualties so far. | The cause of the blast is not yet known, and it is also unknown whether it has caused any casualties so far. |
| According to news outlet TOLO, the blast reportedly happened in the upscale Share Naw neighborhood, where the Interior Ministry is located. | According to news outlet TOLO, the blast reportedly happened in the upscale Share Naw neighborhood, where the Interior Ministry is located. |
| Gunfire has been heard in the area where the latest explosion took place, which also houses government buildings and foreign embassies, Reuters reports. | Gunfire has been heard in the area where the latest explosion took place, which also houses government buildings and foreign embassies, Reuters reports. |
| Some reports indicate that a guest house is under attack. | Some reports indicate that a guest house is under attack. |
| The latest violence came just hours after twin bombings hit the crowded area near the Defense Ministry in Kabul. | The latest violence came just hours after twin bombings hit the crowded area near the Defense Ministry in Kabul. |
| The local media outlet Tolo News, citing an Interior Ministry spokesperson, put the number of dead at over 30, adding that at least 40 more have been injured. | The local media outlet Tolo News, citing an Interior Ministry spokesperson, put the number of dead at over 30, adding that at least 40 more have been injured. |
| READ MORE: 30 killed, dozens injured in twin blasts near Afghan Defense Ministry – authorities | |
| The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the atrocity. | The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the atrocity. |
| Just two weeks ago, a suicide attack targeting the American University in Kabul left 13 people dead. | Just two weeks ago, a suicide attack targeting the American University in Kabul left 13 people dead. |