At least 5 dead, 42 wounded by huge explosion in Afghan capital

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A huge explosion has reportedly hit a diplomatic area of the Afghan capital.

A loud explosion, gunshots were heard in the diplomatic area of Kabul on Tuesday. The diplomatic area is located just beside of the presidential palace and the building of the Justice Ministry.

According to the reports on the ground, it was a suicide attack. Eyewitnesses saw an old man in a white Toyota Corolla on the scene.

#Kabul: The suicide bomber was a old man in a white corolla: Witnesses

— Tamim Hamid/ 2014 (@tamim_hamid) May 19, 2015

According to the various reports, the explosion occurred in the parking garage near the Ministry of Justice. The blast was strong enough to rattle windows of the neighboring buildings.
Afghan Ministry of Public Health confirmed at least 42 wounded. Earlier, eyewitnesses claimed at least five were killed and 10 wounded.

#Kabul :at least 42 people injured and taken to hospital following a blast outside the Ministry of Justice- officials to TOLOnews

— NasirAzizi ناصرعزیزی (@NasirAzizi1) May 19, 2015