Afghan official: Twin bombings rock Kabul, 50 wounded

A member of the Afghan security forces stands guard near the site of two blasts in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Two loud explosions have rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul, causing casualties. The target of the blasts was probably an area that includes government and lawmakers' offices. Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said that first, a suicide bomber carried out an attack, followed by a second explosion, caused by car bomb parked near the site. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

By Associated Press January 10, 2017 1 min read

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Two large bombings in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday wounded at least 50 people, a health official said.

A suicide bomber targeted an area of Kabul where government and lawmakers’ offices are located, and moments later a car bomb went off nearby, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said, without providing casualty figures.

Mohibullah Zeer, a Health Ministry official, said 50 people wounded in the attack had been brought to hospitals.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed the attacks.

Ghulam Faroq Naziri, a lawmaker from the western Herat province, said another MP form the same province, Rahima Jami, was wounded.