Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 21 Mar 2018, 12:04 pm Print
Kabul: At least 29 people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
The incident left 52 others injured.
According to reports, the blast hit the limits of third Police District near to Kart-i-Sakhi area at around 12 pm.
Nasratullah Rahimi, deputy spokesman of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) told Pajhwok Afghan News 29 people have been killed and 52 other wounded.
He told the Afghanistan news agency that the killed people were all civilians.
An investigation into the incident is currently going on.
Waheedullah Majroh, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), told Pajhwok Afghan News 29 people were killed and 52 other wounded in today’s suicide blast.
As per media reports, the explosive was placed in a motor cycle.
Faizullah told the Afghanistan news agency: "The motorbike rider rammed into the crowd of people who returned from gathering in Kart-i-Sakhi and detonated the explosives.”
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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