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    Afghanistan: Powerful suicide bombing kills 40 in Kabul; 140 injured

    Afghanistan: Powerful suicide bombing kills 40 in Kabul; 140 injured
    Written by Ramya Patelkhana
    Jan 27, 2018, 04:32 pm 2 min read
    Afghanistan: Powerful suicide bombing kills 40 in Kabul; 140 injured

    A powerful suicide bomb explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has left at least 40 dead and another 140 injured in the city center. The bombing took place near the old Interior Ministry, close to the European Union and High Peace Council offices. Terrorist group Taliban has claimed responsibility. This comes only a week after Taliban terrorists killed 22 in a Kabul hotel. Here's more.

    Bomb detonated near old Interior Ministry office

    #Kabul - Video shows the aftermath of a heavy explosion close to the old Ministry of Interior building in Kabul's PD2. pic.twitter.com/T03iI0qicB

    — TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) January 27, 2018

    Number of casualties would continue to rise: Officials

    The Afghan Public Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Ismayeel Kawosi reportedly confirmed the casualty figures and stated that the injured persons have been rushed to different hospitals. Meanwhile, government officials have stated that the death toll from the attack is likely to go up. Witnesses say the area was very crowded when the explosion took place, around 1 pm (local time).

    Bomber posed as ambulance driver to get through security checkpoint

    According to reports, the bomb was hidden in an ambulance in central Kabul, which is home to foreign embassies and police headquarters. Interior Ministry spokesperson, Nasrat Rahimi, said the suicide bomber, who was driving an ambulance, told the cops at one security checkpoint that he was taking a patient to a hospital. After getting through this checkpoint, he detonated the bomb at another checkpoint.

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