Taliban claims responsibility for Gazni car bomb blast

NewsBharati    18-May-2020 15:19:29 PM
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Kabul, May 18: Scores of people are either feared dead or maimed in a terrible car bomb explosion in Gazni province of Afghanistan, the Khaama Press News Agency reported quoting the provincial government.

According to a statement released by the Provincial Governor’s office, the militants exploded a Humvee Armored Personnel Carrier in Saqafat area of the Gazni city at around 4.40 am local time.

The statement further added that the attack which targeted the 703 Special Unit of Afghan intelligence, killed 7 people and wounded at least 40 others.

The explosion was so powerful that it also damaged many homes as far as 2 kilometers away from the site of the explosion, the statement said, adding that 8 of the wounded individuals are in critical condition.

The Taliban group claimed responsibility for the attack.