Afghan suicide bomber kills foreigners in minibus attack
A suicide bomber blew himself up alongside a minivan carrying foreigners on a busy highway leading to the airport in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, police said, killing six people.
“There has been a suicide bombing next to a minivan, carrying foreigners. There are a lot of casualties. I cannot give you a number at this time, but there are alot of casualties,” Kabul police chief Mohammad Ayoub Salangi told AFP.
An AFP photographer at the scene said he saw six bodies.
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