At least 80 people are dead and more than 350 injured after a huge Explosion hit the Afghanistan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday (31 May).
The explosion took place at the peak of Kabul's rush hour when roads are packed with worktime commuters, at about 8.25am local time (3.55am GMT). The blast appeared to have gone off close to a busy intersection in the Wazir Akbar Khan district — a highly secure area of the capital that is home to many embassies, diplomatic missions, the Presidential Palace and the Foreign Ministry.
A statement from the Ministry of Interior Affairs says it "condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack" that killed so many, including women and children. The ministry did not have details on the possible target of the attack.
Early media reports suggest the explosion was caused by a suicide Car Bomb in central Zanbaq Square. The explosives were reportedly placed in a water tanker. Images shared on social media show a huge plume of black smoke rising from the area.
"It was a car bomb near the German embassy, but there are several other important compounds and offices near there too. It is hard to say what the exact target is," Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for Kabul police, told Reuters.
"We don't know at this moment what was the target of the attack, but most of the casualties are civilians," he said.
The powerful blast is reported to have shattered windows of several buildings and blew doors off their hinges hundreds of metres away from the scene.
Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said that more than 30 vehicles were either destroyed or damaged in the explosion.
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