Afghanistan: Two Explosions Rock Kabul after Bus Blast, Casualties Reported

By Staff, Reuters

Two explosions went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday, minutes after a bus carrying government employees was hit by a blast, killing at least five people, government officials said.

"One explosion occurred near the bus blast site and the second hit the eastern part of the city," said Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the interior ministry.

Casualties were feared, he added.

The initial reported stated that at least five people were killed and 10 wounded when a bomb attached to the bus carrying government employees went off, officials said earlier.

A witness near the site of the bus blast said a minibus had caught fire and he could see several injured people and bodies.

No militant group claimed responsibility for any of the three blasts so far.