KABUL (The Killid) – A magnetic IED blast targeted a bus carrying employees of Khurshid TV – a private media outlet – in the fifth street of Taimani in Kabul Sunday evening, leaving at least two dead.
The bomb went off at Kabul’s police district 4 (PD4) at around 5:30 pm, which is mostly considered rush hour in many part of the capital.
Two civilians, including a passerby and the bus driver, were killed and further four, including three employees of Khurshid TV network, were wounded in the explosion, the Interior Ministry’s spokesman Nusrat Rahimi said.
The explosion happened at a time government employees were heading to their homes.
Meanwhile, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in a tweet Sunday, “I strongly condemn the attack on Khurshid Media.”
“Deliberately targeting media and civilians is a war crime and those responsible will be held accountable,” he added.
I strongly condemn the attack on Khurshid Media. Deliberately targeting media and civilians is a war crime and those responsible will be held accountable. Words cannot express how saddened I am to hear of your loss. I send my deepest condolences to the affected families.
— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) August 4, 2019
No group has immediately asserted responsibility for the attack.
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