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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 at least 27 people including civilians, officials 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. The bus was destroyed by the blast and witnesses described 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 bomber, and that the blast split the bus in two.
A further 21 people were injured in the bus blast, defence ministry spokesman Gen Zahir Azimi told the BBC.
He said a man dressed in army uniform detonated an explosive device as he climbed on to the bus.
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.
An Afghan military spokesman told the BBC a further 21 people were injured in the bus blast. Windows shattered
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 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. The head of the Kabul police, Gen Alishah Paktiawal, said the bomb went off at 0630 (0200 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. "For 10 or 15 seconds, it was like an atom bomb - fire, smoke and dust everywhere," a police officer who witnessed the explosion told the Associated Press.
The bus was ripped apart in the blast, and windows in nearby houses were shattered.
Taleban insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack, which was one of the most deadly in Kabul since June.
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.