'Suicide bomb' hits Kabul hospital

At least six people have been killed and many wounded in a blast inside Kabul’s main military hospital, the Afghan Defence Ministry…

At least six people have been killed and many wounded in a blast inside Kabul’s main military hospital, the Afghan Defence Ministry said today.

Defence ministry spokesman Gen Mohammed Zaher Azimi said the blast occurred inside a tent on the grounds of the Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in central Kabul.

He said the army is checking if the explosion was caused by a bomb or a suicide bomber.

Agencies

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