喀布爾銀行外發生自殺襲擊,5人喪生

A suicide bomber attacked a crowd outside a bank in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding nine others, a city police spokesman confirmed to VOA.

The attack occurred at the entrance of a Kabul Bank branch not far from the heavily protected U.S. embassy.

The target was not clear, but witnesses said personnel of the Afghan army and other security institutions were among the crowd to receive their monthly salaries.

The deadly blast occurred as Afghanistan prepares to mark the annual festival of Eid.

On Friday, a bomb attack at a packed Shi'ite mosque in Kabul killed more than 40 worshipers, including women and children, and wounded more than 100 others.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the violence.阿富汗首都喀布爾的一位警方發言人向美國之音證實，一名自殺炸彈殺手在喀布爾一家銀行外對人羣發動襲擊，造成至少5人喪生，9人受傷。

襲擊是在喀布爾銀行一家分行的入口處發生的，距離戒備森嚴的美國使館不遠。

這次襲擊的目標目前還不清楚，但是目擊者說，人羣中包括阿富汗軍隊和其它保安機構的工作人員，他們正在領取工資。

這起襲擊事件正值阿富汗爲一年一度的開齋節做準備。

上星期五，喀布爾一個擠得滿滿的什葉派清真寺發生炸彈襲擊，炸死40多個祈禱者，其中包括婦女和兒童，還炸傷100多人。

伊斯蘭國組織宣稱對這次暴力事件負責。