Second bombing in two days in Kabul on eve of Eid al-Fitr holiday

FILE PHOTO: An Ambulance is seen near the site of explosions at Khalifa Sahib Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

KABUL (Reuters) -A bomb blast in a passenger van in Kabul on Saturday killed at least one person, officials said, in the second explosion in the Afghan capital in two days, as security concerns rise on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

Islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack on Saturday, according to the group's telegram channel.