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Suicide bomber kills eight in Kabul attack: officials

  (Agence France-Presse)
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Wed, March 21, 2018 Published on Mar. 21, 2018 Published on 2018-03-21T16:06:11+07:00

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Afghan security personnel and civilians gather next to a damaged car at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on March 17, 2018. A Taliban suicide attacker blew up a bomb-laden car in Kabul during rush hour on March 17, killing at least two civilians, as militants dial up pressure in the capital amid calls for peace talks. Several others were wounded in the blast claimed by the Taliban that the Afghan interior ministry said had targeted global security company G4S. 

Afghan security personnel and civilians gather next to a damaged car at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on March 17, 2018. A Taliban suicide attacker blew up a bomb-laden car in Kabul during rush hour on March 17, killing at least two civilians, as militants dial up pressure in the capital amid calls for peace talks. Several others were wounded in the blast claimed by the Taliban that the Afghan interior ministry said had targeted global security company G4S. (AFP/Wakil Kohsar)

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suicide bomber blew himself up in front of Kabul University on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, officials said, as Afghans celebrate the Persian new year holiday.

Another 20 people were wounded in the blast, health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told AFP.

A suicide attacker on foot detonated himself in front of Kabul University, the interior ministry said.

A man who was standing metres from where the explosion happened told Tolo News that he saw "at least four bodies in blood" on the ground.

The Afghan capital had ramped up security ahead of Nawrooz, which is the traditional Persian new year holiday, in anticipation of attacks.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault but Taliban and Islamic State militants have increasingly targeted the war-weary city in recent months.

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