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Casualties feared in Kabul attack Casualties feared in Kabul attack
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A suicide bomber has blown himself up near a bus carrying policemen in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the police says. At least 10 people are feared killed or wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bus carrying policemen in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
The number of casualties in the attack which took place early on Tuesday is unclear, a senior police official said. The attacker entered the bus and blew himself up, according to reports.
On Saturday, a powerful suicide bomb attack on a bus in Kabul killed at least 27 Afghan soldiers.On Saturday, a powerful suicide bomb attack on a bus in Kabul killed at least 27 Afghan soldiers.
The Taleban claimed the attack. More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters.The Taleban claimed the attack. More than 3,000 people have been killed this year as Afghan and foreign forces battle Taleban fighters.
Reports said Tuesday's explosion had ripped off the roof of the bus and blown out the sides.
"Initially we have around 10 killed and injured," interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency of Tuesday's attack.
He said the wounded were being evacuated from the site of the attack.
One report said that the policemen had recognised the attacker beforehand and tried to stop him.
This is the third major suicide attack on security forces in the Afghan capital 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.
And on Saturday, an attack on a bus carrying Afghan soldiers killed at least 27 members of the country's armed forces.
Responding to the attack, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he wished he could ask insurgent leaders why they were trying to destroy the country.