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95 die, 158 hurt in ambulance bomb in Kabul

Afghan security officials inspect the blast side in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 27, 2018. (Anadolu)
Afghan security officials inspect the blast side in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 27, 2018. (Anadolu) (Photo by Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

AT least 95 people have been killed and another 158 injured after a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

The attacker used an ambulance to get through a security checkpoint in central Kabul, telling police he was taking a patient to a nearby hospital, said Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesperson for the interior ministry.

Once the driver reached a second checkpoint, he detonated the bomb. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mr Rahimi said: “The majority of the dead in the attack are civilians, but of course we have military casualties as well.”

He added that four suspects have been arrested and are being questioned.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said the organisation was behind the bombing, which sent thick, black smoke into the sky from the site near the government’s former interior ministry building. The European Union and Indian consulates are also nearby.

The powerful explosion was felt throughout the capital and covered the blast area in smoke and dust. At the scene, dozens of vehicles were damaged or destroyed. Several shops, including some selling antiques and photography equipment, were also destroyed.

The International Committee of the Red Cross condemned the attack in a tweet, saying: “The use of an ambulance in today’s attack in #Kabul is harrowing. This could amount to perfidy under IHL. Unacceptable and unjustifiable.”

It was the second successful Taliban attack in a week on high security targets in the city.

Last Saturday, six militants attacked the Intercontinental Hotel, leaving 22 people dead, including 14 foreigners. Some 150 guests used bedsheets to climb down from upper floors.