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Kabul blast toll leaps to 49 dead, over 300 wounded: officials

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AFP Kabul
At least 49 people were killed and more than 300 wounded when a massive bomb tore through Kabul's strongly fortified diplomatic quarter during the morning rush hour, Afghan officials said.

Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh gave the toll, which was confirmed by a second health official and the government media office, as the interior ministry urged Kabul residents to donate blood.

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First Published: May 31 2017 | 12:32 PM IST

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