This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/6760791.stm

The article has changed 13 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Dozens die in Kabul bus bombing Dozens die in Kabul bus bombing
(20 minutes later)
At least 35 police officers died after their bus was hit by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police chief Ali Shah Paktiawal has said. At least 35 police officers died after their bus was hit by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital, Kabul, senior officer Ali Shah Paktiawal has said.
A witness, Mohammad Hasiz, told the BBC it happened close to the police chief's office in the city centre at rush hour. Witness Mohammad Hasiz told the BBC it happened close to police headquarters in the city centre at rush hour.
All roads into the area, which is also home to the interior ministry, have been closed off, Mr Hasiz said. All roads into the area, also home to the interior ministry, have been shut.
There was a bomb attack in Kabul on Saturday, but the BBC's Bilal Sarwary there says such attacks are unusual. It is the fifth bomb attack in the last three days, one of which was in Kabul, but the BBC's Bilal Sarwary there says such attacks in the city are unusual.
The deputy chief of police told the BBC that a man blew himself up on board the bus, which was carrying instructors from the police academy.
It is the deadliest attack of its kind since the toppling of the Taleban in 2001.
The bus was completely destroyed in the blast, which also damaged other vehicles and may have caused injuries amongst the many pedestrians on the street.
The city saw another suicide attack at exactly the same time on Saturday morning. That incident on the outskirts caused at least three deaths.
The past two days have also seen suicide attacks in the north and south of the country.