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'Many killed' in Kabul bus blast 'Many killed' in Kabul bus blast
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A powerful explosion on a bus carrying army personnel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed many people, including civilians, reports say. A powerful explosion on a bus carrying army personnel in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least 27 people including civilians, officials say.
Witnesses said the bus was destroyed by the blast, and spoke of seeing several dead bodies around the wreckage.Witnesses said the bus was destroyed by the blast, and spoke of seeing several dead bodies around the wreckage.
Officials said the explosion was caused by a suicide bomb attack, although this could not be immediately confirmed.Officials said the explosion was caused by a suicide bomb attack, although this could not be immediately confirmed.
More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters.More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters.
The sound of emergency sirens has been ringing across Kabul since early in the morning after the blast, says the BBC's Alastair Leithead, in the city. An Afghan military spokesman told the BBC a further 21 people were injured in the bus blast.
The head of the Kabul police, Gen Alishah Paktiawal, said the bomb went off at 0630 (0230 GMT) on board a bus packed with Afghan national army staff. He described it as an attack on the Afghan National Army.
Detonation
The BBC's Alastair Leithead, in Kabul, says the sound of emergency sirens has been ringing across Kabul since early in the morning after the blast.
The head of the Kabul police, Gen Alishah Paktiawal, said the bomb went off at 0630 (0230 GMT) on board a bus packed with army staff.
It is still not clear whether a suicide bomber got on the vehicle before detonating his explosives or whether the device had been planted on or near the bus before it began its morning run, our correspondent says.It is still not clear whether a suicide bomber got on the vehicle before detonating his explosives or whether the device had been planted on or near the bus before it began its morning run, our correspondent says.
In June, a police bus was targeted in Kabul, killing 35 officers in the worst attack in the city since the fall of the Taleban in 2001.In June, a police bus was targeted in Kabul, killing 35 officers in the worst attack in the city since the fall of the Taleban in 2001.