KABUL (SW): A powerful suicide car bombing at the entrance of Ministry of Interior compound in the capital Kabul has claimed multiple lives.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed more than 70 wounded people have been rushed to the public hospitals for treatment. Ismael Kawoosi, spokesman for the MoH, has said up to 40 people got killed and more than 140 got wounded in this attack.
Nusrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, has noted that an ambulance was used for this terrorist attack. He has confirmed the death toll has swollen to 63 and more than 150 people are wounded.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack has been widely condemned.
The attack comes a week after five Taliban militants stormed the iconic Intercontinental Hotel in the city killing more than 20 local and foreign guests staying in this highly secured facility.
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