Suicide Bomber Targets Government Vehicle in Kabul

Ayesha Tanzeem, VOA News
12 April 2017 (9:42AM)

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber on foot detonated his jacket in front of a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least five people and wounding up to 10 others, according to Najib Danish, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior.

The Ministry of Public Health confirmed that the wounded were shifted to Kabul hospitals.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said the target was a government vehicle.