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| Kabul |
A suicide car bomber detonated
his vehicle in central Kabul as armed militants attacked a government security
agency in the city. The blast took place near the defence ministry in the
Afghan capital on 19 April, sending a stream of thick black smoke into the sky.
Several people were killed and
about 200 wounded, officials said. The explosion was followed by bursts of
gunfire as a number of gunmen lunched an assault in the area that has been
sealed off by authorities.
"Security forces are in a
fight with an unknown number of armed insurgents right now," Mohammad
Afzel, a police officer at the site, told AP.
The attack, which was claimed by
the Taliban, is believed to have targeted a security agency tasked with
protecting high-ranking government officials.