Kabul Blast Kills 7, Injures 13, Says Emergency Hospital
An explosion in Kabul’s Shahr-e Naw area on Monday killed at least seven people and injured 13 others, according to Emergency Hospital Afghanistan.
An explosion in Kabul’s Shahr-e Naw area on Monday killed at least seven people and injured 13 others, according to Emergency Hospital Afghanistan.
Hospital officials said at least 20 people were brought to the facility following the blast. The figures are preliminary and cover only cases registered at Emergency Hospital.
Dejan Panic, head of Emergency Hospital Afghanistan, said the wounded included four women and one child. He said several patients were being assessed for surgery with cuts and bruises, adding that seven people were already dead when they arrived at the hospital.
Khalid Zadran, spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Kabul, confirmed that the explosion occurred on Gul Froshi Street and caused casualties. He said the blast took place at a hotel and that seven people, including a Chinese national, were killed. He added that the type of explosion had not yet been determined.
Zadran said the Chinese victim, identified as Abdul Rahman, was a Muslim from China’s Xinjiang region.
Earlier, at least five eyewitnesses told Afghanistan International that Chinese nationals appeared to have been the main target of the attack.
Video obtained by the outlet showed damage to the signboard and parts of the Chinese restaurant China Lanzhou Beef Noodles in the Shahr-e Naw area.
Witnesses said both Chinese nationals and Afghan civilians were injured. Some reported that the explosion may have been carried out by a suicide attacker.
Residents of Kabul reported hearing a powerful blast in Shahr-e Naw on Monday. Images shared with Afghanistan International showed a column of smoke, injured people lying on the ground and civilians fleeing the scene.
