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Kabul suicide car bombing 'kills at least seven'
Kabul suicide car bombing 'kills at least seven'
The area has been cordoned off by Nato forces and Afghan police
At least seven people have been killed and 29 injured in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. The attack took place at the Darulaman crossroads, close to the parliament and other government buildings.
The fatalities were Afghan civilians. There was no immediate word on whether any foreign troops were killed or hurt.
Despite tight security in Kabul, the city has seen some high-profile attacks by Taliban militants in recent months.
The suicide bomber is reported to have been driving a car laden with explosives.
An Isaf (Nato-led) convoy was caught up in the attack in the west of the city, according to the Afghan interior ministry.
The area has been cordoned off by Nato forces and Afghan police, and the injured have been taken to hospital. An Isaf spokesman said an investigation was under way.
Checkpoints
The BBC's Mark Dummett in Kabul says that, as is often the case in such attacks, Afghan civilians seem to have borne the brunt of the explosion.
Our correspondent says the police have set up extra checkpoints throughout the city this year, following a series of attacks by gunmen and bombers on government offices and hotels.
But it is impossible to stop and search every car that enters the city, so these attacks seem certain to continue, he says.
The area has been cordoned off by Nato forces and Afghan policeAt least seven people have been killed and 29 injured in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. The attack took place at the Darulaman crossroads, close to the parliament and other government buildings.
The fatalities were Afghan civilians. There was no immediate word on whether any foreign troops were killed or hurt.
Despite tight security in Kabul, the city has seen some high-profile attacks by Taliban militants in recent months.
The suicide bomber is reported to have been driving a car laden with explosives.
An Isaf (Nato-led) convoy was caught up in the attack in the west of the city, according to the Afghan interior ministry.
The area has been cordoned off by Nato forces and Afghan police, and the injured have been taken to hospital. An Isaf spokesman said an investigation was under way.
Checkpoints
The BBC's Mark Dummett in Kabul says that, as is often the case in such attacks, Afghan civilians seem to have borne the brunt of the explosion.
Our correspondent says the police have set up extra checkpoints throughout the city this year, following a series of attacks by gunmen and bombers on government offices and hotels.
But it is impossible to stop and search every car that enters the city, so these attacks seem certain to continue, he says.
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