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Kabul suicide bomb kills civilian | |
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One civilian has been killed and two others injured in a suicide car bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, interior ministry officials say. | |
The interior ministry said the attacker targeted an army bus close to the city centre. The device is thought to have gone off early. | The interior ministry said the attacker targeted an army bus close to the city centre. The device is thought to have gone off early. |
The army bus and a passing taxi were damaged in the blast, police said. | The army bus and a passing taxi were damaged in the blast, police said. |
Thursday's attack was the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the capital in recent months. | Thursday's attack was the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the capital in recent months. |
Earlier this month at least six people were killed in an attack by Taleban fighters on a luxury hotel in the Afghan capital. | Earlier this month at least six people were killed in an attack by Taleban fighters on a luxury hotel in the Afghan capital. |
The dead included a Norwegian journalist and a US citizen as well as a number of security guards. | The dead included a Norwegian journalist and a US citizen as well as a number of security guards. |
Thursday morning's blast happened in the capital's Taimani neighbourhood, police said. | Thursday morning's blast happened in the capital's Taimani neighbourhood, police said. |
Eyewitness Mohammad Sharif said he heard the explosion when he was sitting in a neighbourhood mosque. | Eyewitness Mohammad Sharif said he heard the explosion when he was sitting in a neighbourhood mosque. |
"I ran out. Police at the roundabout starting shooting in the air. I saw a man screaming, lying on the road with his bicycle," Mr Sharif, 16, told the AFP news agency. | "I ran out. Police at the roundabout starting shooting in the air. I saw a man screaming, lying on the road with his bicycle," Mr Sharif, 16, told the AFP news agency. |
In December the Taleban carried out two suicide bombings in Kabul, killing 13 people in one attack. | In December the Taleban carried out two suicide bombings in Kabul, killing 13 people in one attack. |
Later that month, a rocket attack near the Kabul governor's residence killed five people. | Later that month, a rocket attack near the Kabul governor's residence killed five people. |
Security in much of Afghanistan has deteriorated in the past two years as the Taleban have renewed their attacks on Afghan security forces and Western troops. | Security in much of Afghanistan has deteriorated in the past two years as the Taleban have renewed their attacks on Afghan security forces and Western troops. |
US-led forces toppled the Taleban government in late 2001. | US-led forces toppled the Taleban government in late 2001. |
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