Deadly suicide bomb hits Kabul, 200 people killed, injured

At least 28 people were killed and more than 300 people were injured after an explosion rocked Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

At least 28 people were killed and more than 300 people were injured after an explosion rocked Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

A suicide car bomber caused the explosion, said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi. The attack targeted the office of a security team that works to protect the government’s VIPs, an Afghan police official said. 

“First a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden lorry on the gate of the department and then other armed attackers went in and started shooting on the rest of the enemies,” the statement said.

Afghan police have been instructed to kill the Taliban terrorists in the area near the explosion, Sediqi said. At least one armed assailant was killed by police at the site, but authorities are seeking two more suspects in the area, he said.

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, the group said in a statement.

Several witness said they continued to hear gunfire after the explosion. Ambulances carried the injured to several hospitals around Kabul, said the Afghan Health Ministry.