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Photos | Several feared dead after massive explosion near Indian Embassy in Kabul

Kabul blast: A car bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul , killing several people and injuring scores of others. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed that the staff at the Indian Embassy in Kabul are safe.

Updated: May 31, 2017 11:18 AM IST

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Injured Afghan men arrive at a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan (Source: Reuters)

Kabul blast live updates Explosion rocks Afghanistan, several feared dead

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  Men move an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan (Source: Reuters)
  
  Kabul blast live updates Explosion rocks Afghanistan, several feared dead
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  Injured people arrive at a hospital after a blast in Kabul (Source: Reuters)
  
  Kabul blast live updates Explosion rocks Afghanistan, several feared dead
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  Men move an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan (Source: Reuters)
  
  Kabul blast live updates Explosion rocks Afghanistan, several feared dead
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  An Afghan man carries an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul. (Source: Reuters)
  
  Kabul blast live updates Explosion rocks Afghanistan, several feared dead
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  Men move an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan (Source: Reuters)
  
  Kabul blast live updates Explosion rocks Afghanistan, several feared dead
  
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Photos | Several feared dead after massive explosion near Indian Embassy in Kabul

Kabul blast: A car bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul , killing several people and injuring scores of others. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed that the staff at the Indian Embassy in Kabul are safe.

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