Death toll rises to 64 in Kabul car bomb explosion
Reuters
Suicide car bomb explosion in a diplomatic district in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least 64 and injured hundreds of civilians on Wednesday. (Illustration)
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KABUL -- At least 64 people were killed and 320 others injured in Wednesday morning's suicide car bomb explosion in a diplomatic district in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
"One terrorist detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near Zanbaq Square in Police District 10 at 8:25 a.m. (local time), as a result 64 innocent civilians were killed and 320 civilians were wounded," the ministry said in a statement.
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"Several women and children were among the victims," spokesman of Interior Ministry Najib Danish told Xinhua earlier, adding more than 50 vehicles were destroyed and dozens of buildings around the site were damaged by the blast.
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