A suicide car bomb explosion struck near the Russian embassy in Kabul, the embassy confirmed to RT. Seven people have died in the attack, according to Afghan officials.

A suicide car bomb explosion struck near the Russian embassy in Kabul, the embassy confirmed to RT. Seven people have died in the attack, according to Afghan officials.

Seven people have been killed and 24 injured, Afghan officials said.

At least 20 more people, including women and children, were injured in the incident, Reuters reported citing Ismail Kawusi, a spokesman of the Ministry of Public Health

The suicide car bomb attack took place on Darul Aman road, according to embassy spokesman Aleksey Kosarev. He said there were no casualties among the embassy staff.

The suicide bomber targeted a vehicle owned by a company that works for Afghan Tolo News – the country’s 24-hour news channel, Kabul Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi told reporters without revealing any specific information concerning casualties among journalists.