8 killed in bomb blast outside Afghanistan’s Supreme CourtJune 11, 2013 - 19:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A bomb exploded on Tuesday, June 11 near minibuses taking Supreme Court staff home in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, police said, according to Reuters. It was the second big attack in the city in two days. On Monday, seven Taliban insurgents including suicide bombers attacked Kabul's main airport. Supreme Court workers were getting on minibuses to go home when the bomber struck. Kabul's deputy police chief Dawood Amin said eight people were killed and dozens wounded. "A large explosion occurred near the Supreme Court but it's still not clear if it was a suicide attack or not," said Najib Nikzad, the Interior Ministry's deputy spokesman. Women and children were among the casualties, he said. Police said the target was three minibuses taking Supreme Court staff home for the day. The bomb was in a car and was triggered as the minibuses left the compound, Nikzad said. The Supreme Court is about 200 meters from the entrance to the heavily fortified U.S. embassy. "We were sitting in a car when suddenly there was an explosion in the car behind me," Kabul resident Mira Jan, bleeding from a wound in the head, told Reuters. "After that I don't know what happened." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |