Clean up underway in front of German Embassy after Kabul blast

Record ID: 877418

  • Title: Clean up underway in front of German Embassy after Kabul blast
  • Date: 31st May 2017
  • Summary: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (MAY 31, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CLEANUP UNDERWAY IN FRONT OF GERMAN EMBASSY VARIOUS OF DAMAGED GERMAN EMBASSY BUILDING VARIOUS OF TEAMS CLEARING AREA DESTROYED CAR BEING LIFTED TRUCK TRANSPORTING DESTROYED CAR HELICOPTER DESTROYED CAR BEING PULLED UP
  • Embargoed: 14th June 2017 11:23
  • Keywords: Afghanistan German embassy blast clean up damage
  • Location: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
  • City: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Topics: Bombing (non-military),Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016J65IRR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Clearing operations were underway in front of the German Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday (May 31) after a powerful bomb blast during morning rush hour.
    A bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the centre of the Afghan capital, police said, killing at least 80 people, wounding hundreds and damaging embassy buildings.
    The bomb, one of the deadliest in Kabul and coming at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, exploded close to the fortified entrance to the German embassy, killing a security guard and wounding some staff, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Twitter.
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