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1st LD: Suicide bombing rocks Afghan capital, causing casualties

Xinhua, June 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

A suicide car bombing rocked near a diplomatic area in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday afternoon, leaving casualties, an official source said.

"The attack occurred in front of Qazi Plaza, a shopping center, along Hamid Karzai International Air Port main road. The explosion has caused casualties. We cannot provide details on causalities," the source told Xinhua anonymously.

The Afghan Supreme Court and the United States embassy are located near the site of the explosion, which occurred at around 01:25 p.m. local time (GMT 0855).

"The obvious target of the attack was a foreign convey running along the airport road,"a witness told Xinhua.

A thick black smoke was seen rise above the site.

Security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures.

Ambulances and police vehicles were rushing to the site shortly after the blast. Endi