12 dead, 31 wounded in Kabul government building attack
At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up outside a government ministry in Kabul today, officials said.
Published: 12th June 2018 08:16 AM | Last Updated: 12th June 2018 08:18 AM | A+A A-
Relatives carry the coffin of a victim after a deadly suicide attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 11, 2018. | Associated Press
KABUL: At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up outside a government ministry in Kabul today, officials said, as employees were leaving their offices early for Ramadan.
Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh gave the latest toll for the attack at the main gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.
"An explosion happened at the exit gate of the ministry," Daud Naimi, spokesman for the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, told AFP.
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