Explosion near presidential palace injures one person, a day before inauguration of Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani.
A loud explosion has injured at least one person in
the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital, a day before the
inauguration of a new president.
The blast, in a square outside the gate of the presidential palace in
Kabul, was caused by a magnetic bomb attached to a military vehicle.
It went off during morning rush hour on Sunday, snarling traffic in the area that also houses several embassies.
"At 9:15 this morning, a sticky bomb attached to an Afghan army
vehicle exploded in Zanbaq Square ... only injuring the driver," Najib
Danish, Interior Ministry deputy spokesman, told Reuters.
Al Jazeera's Jennifer Glasse, reporting from Kabul, said security was
very tight in the capital as dignitaries were set to arrive for
Monday's inauguration of Ashraf Ghani.
The former finance minister was declared president after a bitter
dispute with his rival, Abdullah Abdullah,