Suicide bomber kills 26 in Kabul attack: Officials

KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul today, killing at least twenty six people, officials said, as Afghans celebrate the Persian new year holiday.

Another 20 people were wounded in the blast, health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told AFP.

The interior ministry said a suicide attacker on foot had detonated himself in front of Kabul University.


The incident happened near Kabul University in the afternoon, Tolo News reported.

The death toll could rise as emergency personnel were attending to the victims on the scene. Witnesses said they saw many casualties on the ground soon after the explosion, which is believed to have been a car bomb.

*(With Inputs from AFP & IANS)