“Kabul Car Bombing Kills At Least 80 People, Injures Hundreds More”

A huge car bomb explosion killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 350 others in Kabul's diplomatic zone (Afghanistan). The attack struck a busy neighborhood in the Afghan capital just before 8:30 a.m., during Kabul's morning commute. The bomb, concealed in a water delivery truck, detonated at 8:22 a.m. (local time) outside the offices of a major local cellphone company and a popular TV station. It hit about 400 yards from the German Embassy in one of the busiest parts of town, near big supermarkets and shops, civilians in the vicinity were killed. The blast hit when everyone was going to work. "The majority of the casualties were Afghan civilians who were going to work when the bomb exploded," Donati said. "It was rush hour, so the entrances to this area are flooded with people who are going to work at the embassies and the military base -- and that's why there's such a high death toll.” President Ashraf Ghani issued a statement saying he "strongly condemns the cowardly attack in the holy month of Ramadan targeting innocent civilians in their daily life.“ So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.

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