A big explosion went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday (May 31) caused by a car bomb near the German Embassy, sending clouds of black smoke spiraling over the center of the city, killing several and wounding many others, officials said.
Police said the explosion occurred in an area close to the German embassy, although the area is home to other embassies and government offices so it was not immediately clear what the precise target of the attack was.
The explosion shattered windows and blew doors off their hinges in houses hundreds of meters (yards) away, and sent clouds of black smoke spiraling over the center of the city.
A spokesman for the ministry of public health said at least 67 wounded have been taken to Kabul hospitals following a powerful car bomb explosion in the Afghan capital.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. A spokesman for Taliban insurgents said he was gathering information.
(Reuters)
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