Suicide bomber strikes near US Embassy in Kabul - four dead & several wounded

AN explosion has rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul near the US embassy, police have confirmed, killing at least four people.


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The Us Embassy in Kabul

The suicide bomber blew himself up at a bank close the US Embassy compound, leaving at least four dead.

Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the blast occurred at the entrance to a Kabul Bank branch, not far from the embassy.

The public health ministry said one person had been killed and eight wounded, while Danish said at least four people had been killed and three wounded.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which is the latest in a long succession of attacks in Kabul.

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