One dead as suicide car bomber hits foreign convoy in Kabul

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ANI Kabul
Last Updated : Oct 14 2014 | 11:31 AM IST

At least one person died and three others were injured after a suicide car bomber hit a foreign convoy in Kabul on Monday, media reports said.

The explosion had reportedly occurred in east Kabul along the road to Jalalabad which comprises of a U.S. military base and a housing compound for the U.N. and other international contractors and aid workers.

Reports further say that the Taliban insurgents have claimed the responsibility of the attack as Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Majahid had tweeted that the target was a foreign military convoy.

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First Published: Oct 14 2014 | 11:13 AM IST

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