Car bomb hits near Kabul Green Zone
Three civilians and three attackers dead; no group immediately claims responsibility
KABUL:
A car bomb blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the heavily fortified Green Zone , leaving three civilians and three attackers dead, security officials said amid an upturn in violence by Taliban militants.
At least seven other people were wounded, said health ministry spokesperson Ghulam Dastagir Nazari. An interior ministry spokesperson said security forces operations ended with the death of all attackers.
A senior security official said the blast appeared to have been caused by a car bomb and the target was the acting defence minister s home and the adjoining residence of a member of parliament.
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