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Suicide attack at Afghan ministry Suicide attack at Afghan ministry
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A suicide bomber has blown himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, causing a number of casualties. A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside an Afghan ministry in Kabul, causing a number of casualties.
The attack took place inside the information and culture ministry and ambulances have been carrying wounded people from the scene. The attack took place at the information and culture ministry and ambulances have been carrying wounded people from the scene.
The bomb is reported to have caused massive damage to the ministry building, located in the city centre. The bomb caused massive damage to the ministry building, which is located in the city centre.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene said the area was littered with glass and office equipment. Security at ministry buildings in Kabul is usually very tight and attacks such as this are not common.
A ministry worker told the BBC's Ian Pannell at the scene that two or three men fought their way into the building and that one of them was wearing an explosive device which he then detonated.
Many of the building's windows were blown out by the force of the blast.
The atmosphere outside the ministry is chaotic and very tense, with a heavy police presence, our correspondent says.