A large explosion in the diplomatic district of Afghanistan’s capital has reportedly left dozens of people injured. Local media say Afghan security forces are currently engaged in a firefight with two militants in the area.
Photographs and videos taken at the scene show a huge plume of smoke rising from the Kabul neighborhood which houses the US and UK embassies. It’s not clear whether either diplomatic compound was damaged in the attack.
According to local media, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health said that at least 53 people were wounded in the blast.
Kabul’s chief police spokesman, Firdous Faramaz, told the Associated Press that he could not yet comment on the attack’s intended target or the type of explosive device used.
Afghan Special Forces were reportedly deployed nearby, where they are said to be battling with two militants suspected of carrying out the attack.
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‘Dozens’ wounded in massive blast near US, UK embassies in Kabul (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
‘Dozens’ wounded in massive blast near US, UK embassies in Kabul (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
