KABUL: At least seven people were killed on Wednesday when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying employees of Afghan TV channel Tolo, months after the Taliban declared the network a legitimate “military target”.
The bombing near the Russian embassy in downtown Kabul also left 24 people injured.
“Our office bus taking Tolo staff home came under attack,” an employee at the channel told AFP.
The bombing left some staff members burning inside the vehicle, another employee said, adding that the bus was mostly filled with behind-the-scenes workers from the channel’s graphics and dubbing departments.
The loud explosion sent a plume of smoke rising in the sky, with ambulances and fire-fighters rushing to the scene which was littered with charred debris.
The interior ministry said the attack left seven people dead and 24 others injured.http://www.dawn.com/news/1234397/seven-die-in-attack-on-afghan-tv-staff
