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Urgent: Explosion rocks central Kabul, casualties unknown

Xinhua, September 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

An explosion rocked central Kabul late Monday night with unknown casualties, witnesses and sources said early Tuesday.

"A big explosion went off in Shar-e-Naw locality in central Kabul roughly at 11:15 p.m. Monday (local time). So far, we have no more details, but we will try to get more information," a security source told Xinhua.

Witnesses said they heard heavy explosion followed by gun firing.

Further details about the blast are still forthcoming amid the absence of official statement.

No group has claimed responsibility.

Some 24 people were killed and over 90 others injured in a Taliban twin suicide attacks near the Afghan defense ministry office building near Kabul sport stadium on Monday afternoon. Enditem