Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 12

KABUL — A powerful suicide bomb rocked Kabul Oct. 8 outside the Indian embassy, destroying vehicles and splintering buildings, killing 17 civilians and wounding more than sixty. The blast sent a huge brown cloud of smoke skyward and shattered windows hundreds of yards away.

Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said the explosion was a suicide bomb, without providing details. President Hamid KarzaiHamid Karzai's office condemned the attack, adding that civilians accounted for most of the injured.

“We heard a big explosion, and smoke was everywhere," said Ahmadullah, 22, a merchant who was visiting friends a short distance from the attack. "They pulled out several dead civilians and a few dozen wounded. One of my friends in the house was injured by all the flying glass."

Nik Mohammad, a 33-year-old driver who was in the area when the bomb exploded, said the road shook violently and he saw at least four vehicles badly damaged