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2 killed, 9 injured in Kabul blast: official

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, October 27, 2023
The security official in Kabul says that based on initial information, an explosion occurred on Thursday evening, resulting in 4 casualties in the 18th district of Kabul city.

The security official has announced in a press release that the death toll from this explosion is 2 people, with 9 others wounded. An investigative team has been dispatched to the scene to determine the cause of the explosion.

Residents of the Dasht-e-Barchi area claim that this explosion occurred in a sports hall at the bakery station. Eyewitnesses say the explosion occurred around 7:30 PM on Thursday evening in the people’s sports hall.

As of now, no information has been provided regarding the casualties resulting from this explosion.

According to eyewitnesses and locals, the explosion happened while many athletes were training in this sports hall.

The Taliban security authorities in Kabul have not yet commented on this incident.

Based on images and video clips released from the explosion scene, one building floor caught fire, and the continuous sound of ambulances can be heard.

The Dasht-e-Barchi Hazara-populated area in western Kabul has witnessed the bloodiest terrorist attacks over the past two years, targeting people in religious places, educational centres, sports halls, and other public places.

So far, no individual or group has claimed responsibility for this incident.
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