Afghan officials: Bus bombing in capital kills 5

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AP Kabul
Last Updated : Jun 03 2019 | 7:35 PM IST

A bomb attached into a bus carrying Afghan government workers has killed at least five people and wounded 10 others in the capital, Kabul, Afghan officials said Monday.

Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman for the public health ministry, said the numbers could still rise. Nasrat Rahimi, spokesman for the interior ministry, said the employees belong to the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission.

Ahmad Shah, an eyewitness at the scene of the attack, said: "Five to seven bodies were on the street, a few of them were martyred and others were wounded."
He said some of the victims were "burning inside the bus no one was able to enter."

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First Published: Jun 03 2019 | 7:35 PM IST

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