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| Afghanistan: Blast reported near Kabul airport | |
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| Police in Afghanistan's capital say a suicide bomber has attacked a checkpoint near the entrance to Kabul's international airport. | |
| Local media reports say casualties are expected and but no official figures have been released yet. | |
| The attack appeared to target a convoy of armoured cars, according to security officials at the scene. | |
| The incident is the latest in a series of deadly attacks in Kabul in the past few days. | |
| At least 35 people have died and hundreds more were wounded in attack son Friday. | |
| A suicide bomber blew himself up near the city's police academy on Friday evening, killing about 20 recruits. | |
| A short while later a large explosion was heard north of the airport. | |
| In the early hours of Friday, a truck carrying explosives was detonated near an army base in the Shah Shahid area, claiming 15 lives. |