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Suicide Bomber Targets Government Vehicle in Kabul

by Ayesha Tanzeem

   ISLAMABAD --

   A suicide bomber on foot detonated his jacket in front of a police
   station in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least five people and
   wounding up to 10 others, according to Najib Danish, a spokesman for
   the Ministry of the Interior.

   The Ministry of Public Health confirmed that the wounded were shifted
   to Kabul hospitals.

   Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

   A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said the target was a
   government vehicle.