Suicide blast kills at least five outside Afghan foreign ministry

 

A suicide bomber killed at least five people outside the Afghan foreign ministry on Wednesday, police said, but some officials put the death toll higher.

Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said the official confirmed death toll was five.Ustad Fareedun, an official at the Taliban-run information ministry, said 20 people were killed.

He said the bomber had planned to enter the foreign ministry but failed.A photo of the area, confirmed by official sources, showed at least nine dead or wounded lying outside the ministry.

The blast hit at about 4 p.m.(1130 GMT), Zadran said.No group immediately claimed responsibility.