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Eight journalists among 29 killed in twin blasts


Kabul, April 30:At least 29 people including eight journalists, including a senior AFP photographer, have died in a suicide attack in Kabulas a bomber disguised as a fellow cameraman detonated a second bomb at the site of an earlier explosion.

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 reportedly came as the attacker, posing as a cameraman, detonated explosives as journalists huddled around the scene.

A further 45 people were injured in the two incidents, and have been taken to city hospitals. More reports awaited.

 

 


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