Seven Dead In Suicide Attack At Afghan Ministry: Officials
Umer Jamshaid Published July 15, 2018 | 09:33 PM
Kabul, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Jul, 2018 ) :A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a government ministry in Kabul on Sunday as workers were leaving their offices, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 15, officials said, in the latest deadly attack to rock the country.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion outside the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, which was the second time in as many months that its compound has been struck.
It follows a series of attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad in recent weeks that have killed dozens of people. Most of those assaults were claimed by the Islamic State group.
Civilians and security forces were among the seven dead in Monday's attack, police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said.
The death toll was confirmed by an Afghan security source.
Ministry spokesman Fraidoon Azhand said the bomber struck at a security gate as employees were exiting the compound during rush hour.
But it was not clear if the ministry was the target of the attack.
Stanikzai said security forces and a vehicle belonging to foreign advisers to the ministry were in the vicinity at the time of the attack.
The vehicle was damaged in the blast but there were no foreign casualties, he added.
On June 11 a bomber blew himself up as ministry workers queued for an early bus home during the holy month of Ramadan, killing at least 13 people and wounding 31.
IS claimed responsibility for that attack.
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