24-11-2024 06:06 AM Jerusalem Timing

7 Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack\r\n

7 Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack\r\n

An AFP reporter saw seven bodies, including those of at least one woman and one child.

Seven people were killed on Friday as a Taliban suicide bombing hit central Kabul.
Police said three female foreigners were among the dead.

An AFP reporter saw seven bodies, including those of at least one woman and one child.
"A suicide bomber got into the supermarket and blew himself up," said an officer at the scene on condition of anonymity.
Kabul police spokesman Hasmatullah Stanikzai confirmed the explosion.

"The explosion took place at the Finest supermarket in the centre of Kabul near many embassies," he said.
"Three female foreigners were killed in the attack and also three male employees of the supermarket were injured," he later said, though he could not confirm the nationalities of the dead.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP that the movement was responsible for the attack.
"We claim credit for this attack,” Mujahid said.