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Ten 'casualties' in Kabul attack | |
(20 minutes later) | |
At least 10 people have been killed or wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bus carrying policemen in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | |
The attacker entered the bus and blew himself up, the police said. | |
On Saturday, a powerful suicide bomb attack on a bus in Kabul killed up to 30 Afghan soldiers and officers. | |
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. |
Tuesday's attack was mounted early in the morning against a bus carrying policemen to work in the western part of the city. | |
The interior ministry spokesman told the BBC his initial estimate was that 10 police had been killed or injured but he believed the number of casualties would rise. | |
He said the bomber had attempted to get into the bus at a stop but police sitting in the front were suspicious of his strange behaviour and stopped him. | |
One shot him with a pistol, after which the bomber, injured, detonated himself, causing the casualties. | |
'Destroying the country' | |
Reports said the had ripped off the roof of the bus and blown out the sides. | |
This is the third major suicide attack on security forces in the Afghan capital since June. | 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. | 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 up to 30 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. | Responding to the attack, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he wished he could ask insurgent leaders why they were trying to destroy the country. |