Journalists among almost 2 dozen dead in twin Afghanistan blasts
At least 21 people, including five journalists, died in two explosions on Monday morning in the Afghan capital Kabul, according to government officials.
The first blast took place at around at 8 a.m. local time in the Shashdarak area of the city, where the US embassy and Afghan government buildings are located, prompting journalists to rush to the scene.
The second explosion came as an attacker, disguised as a cameraman, detonated explosives at the site of the initial explosion, Kabul City Police spokesperson Hashmat Stanikzai told CNN.
Five journalists from different news media outlets died in the attack, according to Najib Sharifi, director of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee.
French news agency Agence France Presse confirmed that its photographer Shah Marai was among the dead.
A further 40 people were injured in the two incidents, and have been taken to city hospitals, according to Ministry of Public Health spokesman Wahid Majroh.
A victims lies on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 30, 2018.
The site of the explosion was close to NATO’s Afghan headquarters, the US embassy and Afghan government buildings, including the Presidential palace, the Defense Ministry and the headquarters of Afghanistan’s intelligence services.
Source:-https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/30/asia/afghanistan-kabul-blasts-intl/index.html
