Suicide bomber targets bus in Afghan capital Kabul, official says


KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up near a bus in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, a security official said, less than a week after dozens of people were killed and wounded in an attack on the country's largest military hospital.

An interior ministry official confirmed an explosion but there was no immediate word on damage or whether there were any casualties.

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