Explosions rock Kabul

Gunfire reported from the site which is close to a police headquarters and a military school.

March 01, 2017 03:05 pm | Updated 03:14 pm IST - Kabul

Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a blast in Kabul on Wednesday.

Afghan policemen arrive at the site of a blast in Kabul on Wednesday.

A suicide car bomber attacked at the gates of a police station in the western part of the capital Kabul, an Afghan official said.

Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said Wednesday that a gun battle between police and an unknown number of armed attackers was ongoing.

Meanwhile a second suicide bomber on foot carried out another attack in eastern Kabul.

Mr. Danish said two people were wounded in the attack and the bomber’s target was an office belonging to the national intelligence service.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for both attacks.

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