Kabul explosion 'injures eleven'

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At least 11 people, including a number of police officers, have been injured in an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, say police.

A bomb fixed to a bicycle exploded as a police van passed by, Kabul police official Alishah Paktiawal told the AFP news agency.

He said some civilians travelling in a taxi behind the bus were also hurt.

Bomb blasts in Kabul are generally rare, although there have been a number of suicide bombings in recent months.

Mr Paktiawal said that "a remote-controlled bomb fixed on a bicycle on the roadside which targeted a ministry of interior police bus" caused the explosion.

The windows of the bus and neighbouring shops were shattered by the blast, a report said.

Attacks blamed on the Taleban and their allies have risen sharply this year.