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At least 80 killed, 350 wounded in Kabul blast-health official

by Reuters
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 07:23 GMT

An Afghan man reacts at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

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KABUL, May 31 (Reuters) - At least 80 people were killed and 350 wounded in Kabul on Wednesday when a powerful vehicle-borne bomb exploded in the middle of the Afghan capital, a public health official said.

The attack is one of the most serious seen in the Afghan capital for several months.

(Reporting by Mirwais Harooni; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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