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JUST IN: Car bomb kills Kabul's Deputy Governor

chuks oti

Dec 15, 2020

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A blast from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Tuesday killed Deputy Governor of Afghanistan's Kabul, Mohibullah Mohammadi, and his secretary.

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Kabul police confirmed that the IED was placed on their vehicle in Macroryan 4 in Kabul's PD9 district, reports TOLO News.

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"Mohibullah Mohammadi, deputy Governor of Kabul, and his secretary were killed in a blast from an IED placed on their vehicle in Macroryan 4 in Kabul's PD9 today, #Kabul police confirmed,ÔÇØ tweeted TOLO News.

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"Two of his bodyguards were wounded in the blast,ÔÇØ the police further said.

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No militant group has claimed the responsibility for the explosion.

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Violence has raged across the country since the Taliban and Afghan government launched peace talks in Qatar in September.

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Earlier on Tuesday, in the wee hours, a police officer too was killed and two police were wounded in a terrorist ambush in Kabul.

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