AFGHANISTAN-BLAST Large explosion near Kabul airport, casualties feared - police

Record ID: 144455

  • Title: AFGHANISTAN-BLAST Large explosion near Kabul airport, casualties feared - police
  • Date: 10th August 2015
  • Summary: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (AUGUST 10, 2015) (REUTERS) CROWS OF PEOPLE NEAR THE SCENE OF A SUICIDE ATTACK WITH SMOKE AND POLICE VEHICLES AMBULANCE AT THE SITE OF ATTACK / FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVING AFGHAN SECURITY PERSONNEL AT THE AREA FIREMEN PUTTING OUT FIRE AMBULANCES AT THE SITE OF ATTACK MORE OF SCENE OF ATTACK
  • Embargoed: 25th August 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Afghanistan
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA322FK0JI19EMNSLRIA2J8DY0K
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul airport and casualties are feared, officials said on Monday (August 10) days after series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds.
    A security official at the scene said the suicide attack appeared to be aimed at two armoured cars, although it was not clear who was in the vehicles.
    Kabul was already on high alert before the blast following last week's attacks which killed at least 50 civilians and security forces personnel in the worst violence seen in the city in years.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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