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At least 67 wounded in Kabul car bomb blast-official

Published: 31 May 2017 - 08:13 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 02:09 am
Men move an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Men move an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Reuters

KABUL: At least 67 wounded have been taken to Kabul hospitals following a powerful car bomb explosion in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, a spokesman for the ministry of public health said.

Police said several people were killed in the explosion, which occurred in an area close to many foreign embassies and government offices.