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Blast in Afghan capital Kabul close to intelligence agency: 3 dead (Updated)

Other News Materials 25 December 2017 08:23 (UTC +04:00)
A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up close to a compound of Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency in the capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding one.
Blast in Afghan capital Kabul close to intelligence agency: 3 dead (Updated)

A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up close to a compound of Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency in the capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding one, government officials said, according to Reuters.

The blast comes a week after Islamic State claimed an attack on a training facility of the same agency, the National Directorate for Security, in Kabul that ended when the attackers were killed before causing significant casualties.

An official said the explosion occurred close to the agency’s entrance.

Ismail Kawsi, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said at least three dead and one wounded had been taken to city hospitals.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

08:04 (GMT+4) An explosion hit an area of Kabul close to a compound of Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency on Monday and casualties were likely, Reuters reported with the reference to security officials.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the blast, which occurred close to the entrance of the National Directorate for Security complex.

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