Massive explosion near American Embassy in Kabul

A powerful explosion has rocked Kabul in Afghanistan in the capital’s downtown area near the ministry of defence and the American Embassy, sending dozens of people to the hospital.

The bomb went off during morning rush hour in the capital when the streets were filled with people.

Bomb blast injures dozens in Kabul
Afghan health workers carry a wounded school student after a car bomb blast targeted a governmental institution in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, 01 July 2019. According to reports, dozens of people were injured after a bomb blast near the Ministry of Defense building. Photo: EPA-EFE/JAWAD JALALI

After a car bomb exploded outside a defence ministry building. Militants then ran into a nearby high-rise located in a crowded market and began firing down on the ministry.

Police and special Afghan security forces were swarming the area and cordoned it off.

Via Al Jazeera

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