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| Afghanistan: Deadly suicide bomb attack 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. |
| Officials said four people were killed and at least 17 injured in the blast, which happened shortly after midday local time (07:30 GMT). | |
| Security officials at the scene said the attack appeared to target a convoy of armoured cars. | 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 recent deadly attacks in Kabul. | The incident is the latest in a series of recent deadly attacks in Kabul. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Images showed a large plume of smoke rising from the site of the blast and locals reported seeing ambulances approaching the scene. | Images showed a large plume of smoke rising from the site of the blast and locals reported seeing ambulances approaching the scene. |
| Wahidullah Mayar, a spokesman for the public health ministry, said a young child was among those injured in the explosion. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the city's police academy on Friday evening, killing about 20 recruits. | 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. | 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 an American 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. | Earlier on Friday, a truck carrying explosives was detonated near an army base in the Shah Shahid area of the capital, claiming 15 lives. |
| 'Succession battle' | |
| A top UN official said the attacks were likely to be the product of a Taliban power struggle following the death of the group's leader Mullah Omar. | |
| "We suspect the upsurge in violence may be triggered by the succession battle within the Taliban," Nicholas Haysom, the head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, told the BBC on Saturday. | |
| Last week, the Taliban released a video in which they showed members of the group pledging allegiance to the new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour. | |
| But analysts suggest there has been infighting within the group between supporters and opponents of Mansour. | |
| President Ashraf Ghani is due to hold a televised press conference later on Monday to discuss the security situation. |