Two explosions have ripped through a district of the Afghan capital Kabul near a military hospital, killing 19 and wounding 50. Witnesses claim the explosions were followed by bursts of gunfire.
On Tuesday, multiple blasts were heard across Kabul from the Wazir Akbar Khan area of the city, near the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital. Photos shared online appear to show dense smoke rising above the city.
Thick smoke cloud coming out from Sardar Dawood Khan hospital following the second loud explosion. #Kabulpic.twitter.com/WsU2gJNHDn
According to Afghanistan’s TOLOnews, Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, confirmed that two explosions occurred in Kabul city’s district 10. Karimi added that both blasts had occurred near the hospital.
Interior Ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosty tweeted that there had been explosions at the hospital entrance, and that “special forces of the Islamic Emirate have been deployed to the area.” He added that information concerning casualties would be shared later.
A Taliban security official later put the death toll at 15, with 34 wounded. AFP, citing an official, claim that the death toll has risen to 19, with 50 injured.
Footage shared online by correspondent Soraya Lennie appears to show black smoke emanating from the far side of the city. She claimed that the second explosion was much bigger than the first.
About 12.45 local time. Heavy (sporadic) gunfire for about 10 minutes after. Reports of suicide bomber as yet unconfirmed. The facility is the largest military hospital in the country, with 400 beds. https://t.co/EpftZZo915
Lennie said that “heavy” and “sporadic” gunfire had broken out about for around 10 minutes following the first explosion at around 12.45 local time (8:15am GMT). She noted that the blast occurred near the country’s largest military hospital, which has some 400 beds.
State media agency Bakhtar News, citing witnesses, said Islamic State fighters had entered the hospital and clashed with security forces.
Terrorist groups affiliated with Islamic State have carried out a number of bombings since the Taliban’s capture of Kabul in August, often targeting mosques and causing a vast number of casualties. Islamic State attacked the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in 2017, killing more than 30 people.
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source: RT
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