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Deadly blast rocks Afghan capital | Deadly blast rocks Afghan capital |
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At least four people have been killed and several wounded in an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. | At least four people have been killed and several wounded in an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. |
Several shops and houses were reportedly flattened by the force of the blast. Officials gave conflicting initial information about the cause. | Several shops and houses were reportedly flattened by the force of the blast. Officials gave conflicting initial information about the cause. |
A police spokesman said the explosion had been caused by gunpowder ignited in shops selling ammunition. | A police spokesman said the explosion had been caused by gunpowder ignited in shops selling ammunition. |
However another senior police officer said it was a car bomb. Some reports mention suicide bombers. | However another senior police officer said it was a car bomb. Some reports mention suicide bombers. |
The explosion occurred at about 0630 (0200 GMT), when most of the shops were closed in this usually busy area of the capital. | The explosion occurred at about 0630 (0200 GMT), when most of the shops were closed in this usually busy area of the capital. |
It destroyed a row of mud-brick shops and left a 3m (10ft) crater, an AFP reporter at the scene said. | |
"We heard a huge explosion from one of the shops. There were people in most of the shops. There are still bodies underneath the rubble," said Ahmad Fahim, who runs a local bakery. | |
At least three wounded people were pulled from beneath the rubble. People at the scene are digging with their hands and shovels in a search for more casualties. | |
The Afghan capital was rocked by a series of explosions in 2006, including several suicide bombings, but has not seen any attacks this year. |