Twin blasts rock Kabul, Taliban claims responsibility

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ANI Kabul [Afghanistan]
Last Updated : Jan 10 2017 | 7:02 PM IST

Two bomb blasts targeting parliament offices rocked the city of Kabul on Tuesday in the PD6 area in Darulaman Road.

Tolo News quoted officials, as saying that one explosion occurred after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance to the offices and the second one was a car bomb.

Unconfirmed reports pointed that at least 50 people have been killed in the twin attacks.

According to MPs, a female member of parliament from Herat was among those wounded in the attack.

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack saying that a mini bus carrying government staff was its target.

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First Published: Jan 10 2017 | 6:41 PM IST

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