40 police officers killed in suicide bomb attack in Kabul
KABUL: In Afghanistan, a suicide bomber has attacked a police convoy outside the capital Kabul today, killing at least 40 officers. Officials said, two bombs hit vehicles carrying cadets returning from a graduation ceremony on the city’s western outskirts.
Paghman District Governor, Haji Mohammad Musa Khan, said that many more have been injured.
The bombing was claimed by the Taliban and follows an attack on a bus just over a week ago that killed 14 people. The dead included Nepali security guards working for the Canadian embassy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the terrorist attack near Kabul. Expressing anguish over the attack, Mr Modi said his thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families and the injured.
