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 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |