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| Suicide Blast Kills Four, Wounds Dozens in Central Kabul |
| 2015-05-20 |
| [ALMANAR.LB] At least four people were killed and dozens maimed when a suicide boom-mobileer struck the parking lot of the justice ministry in Kabul Tuesday, the latest in a string of attacks in the Afghan capital. A thick plume of smoke rose over the city after the powerful kaboom during evening rush hour, which left the parking lot littered with twisted and charred wrecks of dozens of vehicles. "The suicide kaboomer detonated his explosives-packed car inside the parking lot of the justice ministry," Kabul police front man Ebadullah Karimi told AFP. "We can confirm that at least four people have been killed and a further 24 have been maimed." The area was cordoned off by security officials as yellow-helmeted firefighters doused the smoldering wreckage. Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said four men and one woman had been killed, but it was impossible to say whether one of them was the jacket wallah. "The body of one of the victims was torn into pieces and we cannot verify if he was the suicide attacker," Salangi told AFP. The health ministry said at least 53 people had been brought to various Kabul hospitals. "We are getting more every minute," ministry front man Mohammad Ismail Kawoosi told AFP. No group has so far grabbed credit for the attack, which comes in the midst of the Taliban's traditional spring-summer fighting season. The Lions of Islam have stepped up attacks on government and foreign targets after launching their offensive late last month. Tuesday's bombing was the third recent deadly attack to jolt the Afghan capital. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 We have about 10k troops in afghanistan now Schedule is to draw down to under 1k in 2016 If we do this, I figure the Taliban will overrun most of the country quickly - maybe a sliver of the North will hold out. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2015-05-20 09:30 |