Five killed in Kabul suicide car bombing

At least five Afghan civilians were killed and 34 others wounded Thursday morning when a suicide car bombing targeted a British embassy armoured vehicle in eastern Kabul, sources said.

The British embassy in Kabul confirmed one of its vehicles came under attack, but details about the people inside the vehicle are not immediately available, according to Afghan media.

Afghan health officials confirmed that five Afghan civilians were killed and 34 others, including five children, were injured, in the blast.

"A bomber hit his explosives-packed vehicle into a diplomatic armoured vehicle in Yakatoot, an area along Pul-e-Charkhi on Jalalabad road at 10:.0 a.m. (0600 GMT)," a security source who declined to be named told Xinhua near the site.

Government troops cordoned off the area shortly after the blast, keeping people from gathering at the scene for fears that there might be a second blast.

The victims were shifted to nearby hospitals by ambulances and police vehicles.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.