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Explosion Hits Afghan Capital of Kabul, No Details on Possible Target - Reports

© REUTERS / Hamid Sayedi (File) Smoke rises from the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017.
(File) Smoke rises from the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2017. - Sputnik International
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Kabul police have reportedly confirmed an explosion in Kabul; no more details have yet been revealed.

The police said they were investigating the blast, the latest in a series to hit the city.

"The blast was caused by an explosive placed near a park in the Macrorayan, an area of central Kabul," said police spokesman Basir Mujahid.

According to a health ministry official, one person was wounded.

READ MORE: Blast Kills at Least 6, Injures up to 20 in Afghanistan's Jalalabad — Reports

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