2 dead, 2 reporters among 24 injured as 3 explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul.
Afghan Security Police arrives at the site of explosions in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 2, 2019. Afghan officials say there have been three explosions in the capital, Kabul, including a sticky bomb attached to a bus carrying university students.
Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman for the public health ministry, said 24 other people including four women were injured in the attacks. At least one other person was killed by the first blast, while the second died in the hospital. Mayar said it was not immediately clear which explosion they had been injured by.
Kargar, a photographer for the European Pressphoto Agency, confirmed he was injured by a secondary explosion in a video he posted to social media while being taken to the hospital. Epa did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attacks in Kabul.
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