KABUL, Oct 2 (AFP): A suicide attacker blew up a police bus in Kabul Tuesday, killing at least 11 people in a new attack by the extremist Taliban just days after a similar bombing claimed 30 lives in the capital.
The attack in the west of the city ripped off the sides and roof of the bus, which was smeared in blood and flesh, an AFP reporter witnessed. Parts of seats were flung into the trees.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said the militia was responsible for the carnage. It also claimed Friday's attack on a defence ministry bus that killed 30 people-one of the bloodiest bombings of the insurgency.
The attacker, strapped with explosives, had tried to board the bus but a policeman on the vehicle became suspicious and shot him, interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary said.
Wounded, the bomber still managed to get onto the first step of the bus and detonate his explosives, Bashary said, citing witnesses.
At least 11 people were killed-six of them policemen on the bus and five civilians, including three children on their way to school, he said.
Seven people were wounded, including civilians and police.
Witnesses said the final toll was expected to be higher, with none of the around 15 passengers likely to have survived and passers-by also caught up in the blast.
11 dead in Kabul suicide attack
FE Team | Published: October 03, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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