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Afghanistan: Blast reported near Kabul airport Afghanistan: Suicide bomb 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.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. A health ministry spokesman said seven civilians were injured in the blast, which happened shortly after midday local time (07:30 GMT).
The attack appeared to target a convoy of armoured cars, according to security officials at the scene. Security officials at the scene said the attack appeared to target a convoy of armoured cars.
The incident is the latest in a series of deadly attacks in Kabul in the past few days. The incident is the latest in a series of recent deadly attacks in Kabul.
At least 35 people have died and hundreds more were wounded in attack son Friday. Kabul police chief Sayed Gul Agha Rouhani told reporters that a suicide bomber had driven a vehicle into the first checkpoint on the road into the airport.
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the city's police academy on Friday evening, killing about 20 recruits. Images showed a large plume of smoke rising from the site of the blast and locals reported seeing ambulances approaching the scene.
A short while later a large explosion was heard north of the airport. It is unclear who is behind the bombing, but the Taliban said it carried out one of three deadly attacks on Friday that killed at least 50 people.
In the early hours of Friday, a truck carrying explosives was detonated near an army base in the Shah Shahid area, claiming 15 lives. A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the city's police academy on Friday evening, killing about 20 recruits.
A short while later, gunmen launched an attack on Camp Integrity, a Nato base that houses US special forces near the airport.
Eleven people, including a Nato soldier and eight contractors, were killed in the attack on the base.
Earlier on Friday, a truck carrying explosives was detonated near an army base in the Shah Shahid area of the capital, claiming 15 lives.