At least one person is dead and 59 in hospital following an explosion at Afghanistan's largest money exchange market in Kabul. Italian non-governmental organisation Emergency, which runs a surgery centre for war victims in Kabul, said on Twitter that of the 59 brought to hospital, 33 victims had been admitted with more serious injuries. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Initially, the Taliban Interior Ministry reported that 10 people had been wounded in the blast, adding that it had occurred when a thief threw a hand grenade in order to steal money. Since returning to power, the Taliban have been under reporting security incidents in Afghanistan and often dismiss them as robberies and kidnappings.
Pictures on social media showed the floor of the market stained with blood, injured people being taken to hospitals and people fleeing the market. - dpa
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