Massive blast in the heart of Kabul’s diplomatic quarter kills scores

[Kurzweil]

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KABUL — A massive blast tore through the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Wednesday of Kabul killing at least 80 people according to officials and underlining the fragility of the country in the face of rebel attacks.

Wahid Majroh, spokesman of the Health Ministry, said at least 80 people hadbeen killed and over 350 wounded.

The Interior Ministry said the blast was triggred by huge quantity of explosives hidden in a water tank and took place during the peak of the morning rush hour on a busy road in Wazir Akbar Khan area of the city.

In addition to embassies, key international and local institutions are located in this neighborhood as well as a U.S. military base.

The target of the attack was unclear and there was no immediate claim of responsibility for this latest strike in the city.

Police said most of the victims were civilians. The blast was felt in many parts of the city, damaging vehicles and blowing out hundreds of windows across Kabul.

More than three hours after the blast, ambulances kept on rushing to the site to evacuate the casualties, a possible sign that the number of wounded and killed could go higher.

Authorities closed all key roads to traffic to deal with the aftermath of the blast and as a precautionary measure in case further explosions were planned.

The size of the blast was unpreceented even for a city that has faced decades of war and violence.

At Wazir Akbar Khan hospital, not far from the blast, hundreds of anxious and angry people crammed outside the main entrance, trying to get inside to see their injured loved ones. Ambulances rushed back and forth outside while armed police guarded the facility.

Some injured were escorted by relatives. One of them was Mohammad Hassan aged 21 who was attending a bank training program when the blast went off.

“I felt like it was an earthquake and after that I do not know what happened,” he said. “All the staff around me, every one, was injured.” He had suffered head injuries and was brought in an army vehicle.

The embuances came in a non-stop line, some carrying dead bodies or body parts, many burnt black.

Source: The Washington Post

 

[dudus]

Yule mungu anahitaji damu fresh msimu huu jamani; ni kipindi chake cha kuburudika kwa kinywaji akipendacho. Wafuasi wanamtolea sadaka hivyo. RIP waliopoteza maisha.

 

[real G]

Watu 80 wameuawa na wengine zaidi ya mia tatu kujeruhiwa, baada ya bomu lililotegwa kwenye gari kulipuka mjini Kabul, Afghanistan

Maafisa nchini humo wanasema mlipuko mkubwa ambao umetokea katika eneo la makazi ya wanadiplomasia mapema asubuhi.

Wingu la moshi mkubwa lilikuwa limetanda na kuonekana katika maeneo mengi ya mji wa Kabul
Aidha nyumba zilizokuwa jirani na bomu hilo lilipolipuka pia zilipatwa na madhara kwa madirisha na milango kupasuka.

Mwezi uliopita wapiganaji wa Taliban walitangaza kuanza kufanya mashambulizi na kusema kuwa yatakuwa yanalenga majeshi ya kigeni

Chanzo: BBC

 

[ndugaseli]

duh aya mauji yamepitiliza sasa

 

[hashilulaya]

Madhara ya ukandamizaji na uvamizi hakika wamarekani wanafurahi kuona hivi maana wao ndio chanzo cha haya wameharibu hizi nchi hadi Leo hazina amani ewe mungu tunusuru walimwengu