There were two blasts in quick succession in a crowded area of the city near government buildings as well as a market and a main intersection, defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh said. Troops, police and civilians rushing to help victims of the first explosion were caught in the second, triggered when a suicide bomber blew himself up, officials said. The casualty total may increase as more information becomes available, Mohammad Ismail Kawousi, a spokesman for the public health ministry, said. The double bombing came less than two weeks after gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul, killing 13 people. It was the deadliest attack in Kabul since at least 80 people were killed by a suicide bomber who targeted a demonstration on July 23.

Source: bd News24 September 05, 2016 12:22 UTC