KABUL: A car bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan’s capital Sunday morning killed at least nine people, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry.
Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi told reporters at the site of the bombing that the attack wounded around 20 others, including a member of parliament, Khan Mohammad Wardak. Andarabi said the lawmaker was in “good condition.”
The interior minister added that the casualty toll could rise further.
The attack happened while the lawmaker’s convey was passing through an intersection in Kabul’s Khoshal Khan neighborhood. The blast set afire surrounding civilian vehicles, as well as damaging nearby buildings and shops.
A car bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan’s capital killed at least nine people, according to the Afghan interior ministry.
Interior minister Masoud Andarabi told reporters at the site that the attack wounded around 20 others, including a member of parliament, Khan Mohammad Wardak.
Mr Andarabi said the politician was in “good condition”.
The interior minister added that the casualty toll could rise further.
The dead and wounded included children, women and elders, the interior ministry said.
The attack happened while the politician’s convey was passing through an intersection in Kabul’s Khoshal Khan neighbourhood.
An Afghan man looks through a damaged window after a bombing attack in Kabul (Rahmat Gul/PA)
Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital, official says
A charred vehicle is removed from the site of a deadly bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday.
(Rahmat Gul / Associated Press)
KABUL, Afghanistan
A car bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan’s capital Sunday morning killed at least nine people, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry.
Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi told reporters that the attack wounded around 20 others, including a member of parliament, Khan Mohammad Wardak. Andarabi said the lawmaker was in “good condition.”
The interior minister added that the casualty toll could rise.
The attack happened while the lawmaker’s convoy was passing through an intersection in Kabul’s Khoshal Khan neighborhood. The blast set civilian vehicles on fire and damaged buildings and shops.
A car bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan’s capital killed at least nine people, according to the Afghan interior ministry.
Interior minister Masoud Andarabi told reporters at the site that the attack wounded around 20 others, including a member of parliament, Khan Mohammad Wardak.
Mr Andarabi said the politician was in “good condition”.
The interior minister added that the casualty toll could rise further.
The dead and wounded included children, women and elders, the interior ministry said.
The attack happened while the politician’s convey was passing through an intersection in Kabul’s Khoshal Khan neighbourhood.
An Afghan man looks through a damaged window after a bombing attack in Kabul (Rahmat Gul/PA)
A car bomb blast that rocked Afghanistan’s capital killed at least nine people, according to the Afghan interior ministry.
Interior minister Masoud Andarabi told reporters at the site that the attack wounded around 20 others, including a member of parliament, Khan Mohammad Wardak.
Mr Andarabi said the politician was in “good condition”.
The interior minister added that the casualty toll could rise further.
The dead and wounded included children, women and elders, the interior ministry said.
The attack happened while the politician’s convey was passing through an intersection in Kabul’s Khoshal Khan neighbourhood.
An Afghan man looks through a damaged window after a bombing attack in Kabul (Rahmat Gul/PA)