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12:01, 25-Dec-2017
At least five killed, six injured in suicide bombing in Kabul
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A suicide attacker blew himself up near Afghanistan's national intelligence agency in Kabul on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding six others.
The blast took place around 7:40 a.m. local time near Abdulhaq Square in Kabul, said Nusrat Rahim, spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, adding that most of victims are civilians.
Updated at 01:45 p.m. BJT
At least three people were killed in a suicide bombing near an Afghan intelligence agency office in Kabul on Monday, officials said.
One man was also injured in the attack, said Ismahil Kawusi, spokesperson of Public Health Ministry.
The attack took place near a compound of National Directorate of Security, which had one of its facilities in Kabul attacked on December 18.
Security forces have arrived at the blast scene, said Nusrat Rahim, spokesperson for the Interior Ministry.
ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack, Reuters quoted the group's Amaq news agency as saying.
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