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Deadly blast in Kabul; 1 killed, four injured
At least one persons was killed and four others were injured as an explosion ripped through a busy road in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, the police said.
Kabul: At least one persons was killed and four others were injured as an explosion ripped through a busy road in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, the police said.
According to initial information, the person was killed in the blast near a Shia mosque in Dasht-e-Barchi area, Xinhua news agency quoted a police official as saying.
An investigation has been initiated into the incident, the police said.
The apparent target of the blast was an Afghan Parliament member`s convoy passing by in the area, a witness said.
Ambulances and civilian cars evacuated the victims to the nearby hospitals, the witness said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.