Three killed, four injured in blast in Afghan capital

  • 12/15/2022
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Kabul, March 12, SPA -- A car carrying explosives blewup Sunday near the convoy of a senior politician in theAfghan capital, killing two suspected suicide attackers anda bystander and injuring four other people, police said. Sibghatullah Mujaddedi, the head of a commission leadingefforts for reconciliation between the Afghan governmentand Taliban militants, was driving to work when theexplosion occurred on a Kabul street. Mujaddedi and others in his convoy were not hurt, policeofficial Zalmay Huryakhil said. Two vehicles in Mujaddedi's convoy were damaged in theblast, an Associated Press reporter saw. Thefour-wheel-drive vehicle with tinted windows usually usedby Mujaddedi had shattered windows and one side was riddledwith shrapnel. An aide said Mujaddedi reached his office safely and wasnot hurt. "It was a very dangerous conspiracy against Mujaddedi.Mujaddedi is fine. He is in his office," said Syed SharifYousafi, who is head of Mujaddedi's office. Mujaddedi is also head of the upper house of the AfghanParliament.--SPA 10 55 Local Time 07 55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/338428

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