Death toll rises to 28 while 327 injured in Kabul deadly blast
Dushanbe, 19.04.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. Death toll has risen to 28 while 327 others wounded in Kabul deadly bombing, Xinhua reports on Tuesday quoting Afghan officials.
“The latest information says that 28 people were killed by Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Kabul”, — Kabul Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi told reporters near the site.
The powerful suicide car bombing and ensuing gun firing took place at 08:50 a.m. local time (04:20 GMT) in Pul-e-Mahmood Khan locality next to Presidential Palace and Defense Ministry compound.
The blast also destroyed several buildings around the site. It shattered windows of dozens of buildings and smashed the glasses of the buildings at the nearby business district.
Dozens of the injured who sustained injuries by shrapnel and flying glasses remained in critical conditions, according to the health officials.
The Taliban militant group has claimed responsibility for the blast shortly after the attack.
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