At least 67 wounded in Kabul car bomb blast - official


KABUL (Reuters) - At least 67 wounded have been taken to Kabul hospitals following a powerful car bomb explosion in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, a spokesman for the ministry of public health said.

Police said several people were killed in the explosion, which occurred in an area close to many foreign embassies and government offices.

(Reporting by Mirwais Harooni; Editing by Michael Perry)

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