Heavy blast reported in Kabul near Russian Embassy
A heavy explosion has been heard near the Russian embassy in Kabul, police said, according to Reuters.
What appeared to be a suicide bombing took place on the Darul Amman road.
Firefighters arrived at the scene, trying to put out the fire engulfing one of the nearby buildings, reportedly next to the Russian embassy. Eyewitnesses told TOLOnews the explosion was indeed caused by a suicide bomb. Many are feared injured, although casualties are unknown at this time.
A freelance journalist in Afghanistan has tweeted that the attack was in fact targeting the Russian Ambassador’s convoy, and that it was a truck bomb. This has not been confirmed officially at this time.
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INC News, 20/01/2016 - source: ©RTNews via Reuters
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