KABUL, Jun 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed and five others wounded, in a bomb attack targeting a mini-bus in western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, yesterday, the third bomb explosion hitting public transport buses within a week, the capital police confirmed.
“The blast occurred in Pul-i-Sokhta locality. The number of deaths may change,” Kabul police spokesman, Ferdaus Faramarz, told reporters via a text message, citing initial information.
One sedan also caught fire and a fire-fighting unit of Kabul police was responding to the incident, he said.
Earlier in the day, four civilians were killed and four others wounded, and a minibus was destroyed when a bomb hit the vehicle in the same district.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
On Tuesday, eight civilians were killed and 14 others wounded, in twin blasts hitting two public transport buses, in a short span of time, in the same neighbourhood. Taliban militants denied involvement in Tuesday’s incident.– NNN-XINHUA
