Suicide attack at Afghan ministry kills 7

A suicide attacker blew himself up in front of a government ministry in Kabul yesterday as workers were leaving their offices, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 15, officials said, in the latest deadly violence in Afghanistan, reports AFP from Kabul. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion that police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said happened at the rural rehabilitation and development ministry around 4:30 pm. Civilians and security forces were among the seven dead, Stanikzai said.

The death toll was confirmed by an Afghan security source. Ministry spokesman Fraidoon Azhand said the bomber struck at a security gate as employees were exiting the compound during rush hour. But it was not clear if the ministry was the target of the attack. Stanikzai said security forces and a vehicle belonging to foreign advisers to the ministry were in the vicinity at the time of the attack.

Suicide attack at Afghan ministry kills 7

A suicide attacker blew himself up in front of a government ministry in Kabul yesterday as workers were leaving their offices, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 15, officials said, in the latest deadly violence in Afghanistan, reports AFP from Kabul. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion that police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said happened at the rural rehabilitation and development ministry around 4:30 pm. Civilians and security forces were among the seven dead, Stanikzai said. The death toll was confirmed by an Afghan security source. Ministry spokesman Fraidoon Azhand said the bomber struck at a security gate as employees were exiting the compound during rush hour. But it was not clear if the ministry was the target of the attack. Stanikzai said security forces and a vehicle belonging to foreign advisers to the ministry were in the vicinity at the time of the attack.