Afghanistan Kabul: bomb hidden in ambulance kills dozens Attacker passed first checkpoint by claiming he had a patient, then detonated explosives Play Video 0:35 Aftermath of fatal Kabul ambulance blast – videoA bomb hidden in an ambulance has killed at least 95 people and injured more than 150 in the heavily fortified heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul, in the latest in a string of high-profile attacks. The suicide bomber struck at a police checkpoint where the streets were crowded with people queueing to visit nearby offices and embassies, and vendors serving them. “It’s a massacre,” said Dejan Panic, a coordinator for the nearby emergency hospital, which was nearly overwhelmed by the flood of victims. Kabul hotel attack: guests 'sprayed with bullets as they ran' Read moreAlthough US air power and other military support mean insurgents would struggle to mount a direct attack on Kabul, each attack undermines government efforts to create even a limited, protected version of normality. The Taliban claimed the attack, naming the bomber as Salahuddin from southern Kandahar province.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2018 10:40 UTC