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1st LD Writehru: Suicide attack in Kabul kills 3, wounds 16

Xinhua, May 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Three persons had been killed and 16 others wounded as a suicide bomber targeted the bus of the employees of the Attorney General Office on Darul Aman road in the western edge of Kabul city on Sunday, an official said.

"A man apparently with an explosive device tied on his body blew himself up next to the bus of the employees of the Attorney General Office at around 4:30 p.m. local time on Darul Aman road, leaving three people dead including himself and 16 others injured, " the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity, saying authorized officials would brief the media after investigation.

The Interior Ministry has yet to make any comment on the subject.

Taliban militants fighting the government reportedly have claimed responsibility for the bloody attack.

This is the second attack on the employees of the Attorney General Office over the past one week. In the previous attack which occurred on May 4, two persons were killed and 15 others injured. Endi