Eight killed in Kabul suicide bombing (Second Lead)

Kabul Dec 25 (IANS) Eight people were killed and two injured on Monday in a suicide bomb attack near Afghanistan s intelligence agency here officials said.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility in a statement on the terror group s "Amaq" news website reports Xinhua news agency.

The attacker who was on foot triggered the bomb around 8 a.m. near an office of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in the capital city s Shashdarken neighbourhood Nasrat Rahimi spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior Affairs told Efe news.

The victims included five civilians and the attacker who was a teenager Rahimi said.

Monday s attack came a week after three militants attacked the NDS s training centre in Kabul injuring two soldiers.

The IS claimed responsibility for the attack that went on for five hours.

--IANS
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