A suspected suicide bomber and one civilian were killed in a car bomb explosion in eastern part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Sunday. Residents said it was a white Corolla car that exploded around 12 noon but the target was unknown as there was neither any Afghan nor coalition forces in the nearby area.
The road where the blast took place was leading to the US and NATO bases and it is believed that the attacker was awaiting his target when the explosives packed in his car went off prematurely. Identity of the driver, believed to be a suicide bomber, and the other civilian killed in the explosion, was unknown. Afghanistan Interior Ministry confirmed the attack and said it happened in the eastern part of the city before noon. |