4 dead after suicide car bomb explodes near Russian embassy in Kabul

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A suicide car bomb explosion struck near the Russian embassy in Kabul, the embassy confirmed to RT. Four people have died in the attack, according to Afghan officials.

Four people have been killed and 24 injured, Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior Muhammad Ayoub Salangi tweeted.  

The suicide car bomb attack took place on Darul Aman road, according to embassy spokesman Aleksey Kosarev. He said there were no casualties among the embassy staff.

The target of the attack is unclear, according to Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid, who spoke to Reuters.

“Police are working to identify the victims of today’s attack, but there was no military convoy (in the area), they were all civilians,” Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on his Twitter page.

Firefighters arrived at the scene to put out the fire engulfing one of the nearby buildings, reportedly next to the Russian embassy.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

There have already been six bomb attacks in Kabul since the start of 2016. On Sunday, an area near Italy’s embassy was hit by a rocket, leaving two security guards injured.

Earlier, Taliban terrorists targeted a French restaurant, a police checkpoint and the Indian consulate, as well as some other places in and around Kabul.

The Wednesday attack comes as representatives from Pakistan, the US, China and Afghanistan are trying to lay the ground for a renewed peace talks with Taliban aimed at ending the 15-year insurgency.

The negotiators gathered in Islamabad last week and the meeting resumed this week in Kabul. The Taliban has not yet taken part in the talks, despite the calls to join the peace process.

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