At least 50 people killed and several others injured in a powerful blast that rocked Kabul city, close to Indian embassy at around 10 am on May 31. According to the initial reports, all Indian Embassy staff are safe. The blast occurred in the vicinity of Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan area which is home to embassies and diplomatic missions. Soon after the blast India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took to her Twitter handle to announce that all Indians staff are safe, however, window panes of the Indian embassy building were shattered. Shushma Swaraj tweeted: “By God’s grace, Indian Embassy staff are safe in the massive #Kabul blast.”
According to the media reports, the blast was a car explosion. India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra told ANI, “Massive VBIED (Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device) not too far from our Embassy.Buildings, including ours, suffered considerable breakages, but all our staff are safe.”
According to Tolo News, the blast was close to the German embassy and added that the explosion happened o 14th Street of the Wazir Akbar Khan diplomatic area of the city.
Massive blast rocks Kabul's diplomatic quarter during morning rush hour, in latest attack to hit the Afghan capital https://t.co/3gaWyTop0h pic.twitter.com/scskir1MUi
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 31, 2017
JUST IN: Video shows smoke after blast in central Kabul that has killed or wounded at least 50, Afghan officials say https://t.co/m4MrvhUEY7 pic.twitter.com/PdYMIlgjxR
— ABC News (@ABC) May 31, 2017
Several killed, dozens injured in #Kabul blast near German embassy – police https://t.co/xpOAhaZVVk pic.twitter.com/j61ylJRA5J
— RT (@RT_com) May 31, 2017
