Kabul - At least 12 people, including eight foreigners, were killed on Tuesday morning in a suicide car bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul, the police said.
"A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a minibus carrying foreign staffs of a local company at around 6:45 local time (0215 GMT) on Tuesday, killing eight foreigners and a local driver named Ahmad Zia on the spot," head of criminal investigation department of Kabul police, Gen. Mohammad Zahir said.
Zhair said that three passers-by were also killed and two security officials were injured by the bombing that took place along the main road, leading to the airport in Kabul's sub-district 15.
He said more details would be released to the media after the investigation is concluded.
The blast caused a plume of grey smoke to rise above the scene, which was immediately cordoned off by government troops
Several buildings and wedding halls near the site were also damaged by the blast.
Meanwhile, it is believed that Hezb-e-Islami of Afghanistan, the second largest insurgent group in the country has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Allegedly, a spokesperson with the Hezb-e-Islami, with Gulbuddin Hakmatyar as its leader, told local media via phone that a woman suicide bomber of the group targeted and killed nine foreigners in retaliation for an anti-Islam film produced by an American entity recently in the United States.
