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The massive explosion occurred in the diplomatic enclave of Kabul on Wednesday morning.
A heavy explosion in Afghanistan capital Kabul has claimed the lives of at least 49 people and left more than 300 wounded so far, local media reports said.
The death and injury toll is expected to go up, the reports further stated.
The massive explosion occurred in the diplomatic enclave of Kabul on Wednesday morning.
Tolo News quoted sources at the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital, as saying earlier that between two and nine persons had died and over 90 had been wounded in the blast.
The Al Jazeera web site, quoting officials, reported that it was a suicide car bomb attack, described as "one of the biggest" to have hit the Afghan capital.
Khamma Press quoted Ministry of Interior spokesman Najib Danish, as confirming that the incident had taken place close to Zanbaq Square in the city?s 10th police district.
He was further quoted, as saying that a suicide bomber had detonated a vehicle packed with explosives in the area.
The Ministry of Public Health officials were quoted, as saying earlier that more than 60 people in wounded condition had been shifted to various hospitals.
The Khamma Press said that no group, including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.
Earlier, India?s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said all staff at the Indian Embassy were safe and not affected by the huge blast in Kabul's diplomatic enclave.
"By God's grace, Indian Embassy staff are safe in the massive #Kabul blast," Swaraj said in a tweet.
India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra told ANI, "Massive VBIED (Vehicle-borne improvised explosive device) not too far from our Embassy. Buildings, including ours, suffered considerable breakages, but all our staff are safe.?
The blast is said to have occurred about three kilometers from the Indian Embassy, said reports.
Tolo News reported that the blast was close to the Embassies of Germany and Iran and added that the explosion happened o 14th Street of the Wazir Akbar Khan diplomatic area of the city.
Many foreign embassies are located in the area, including the American and Canadian missions.
The Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) has deployed its team in the area for rescue and counter-insurgency operations.
More details and updates are awaited.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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