At least nine dead and 90 wounded after car bomb in Kabul's diplomatic quarter
A car bomb that exploded near the German embassy in Kabul has killed and wounded about 50 people, according to Afghan officials, The Guardian reported.
According to the source, the huge explosion went off in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of the capital on Wednesday morning, sending clouds of black smoke spiralling into the sky near the presidential palace and foreign embassies.
The explosion occurred at the peak of Kabul’s rush hour when roads are packed with commuters.
Witnesses described dozens of cars choking the roads as wounded survivors and panicked schoolchildren sought safety, with men and woman struggling to get through security checkpoints to search for loved ones.
Several people were killed and wounded in the blast near the fortified entrance to the German embassy, said Basir Mujahid a spokesman for Kabul police.
“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,” Mujahid said.