Kabul: At least 13 people were killed, including women and children, when a bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body in a busy area of the Afghan capital of Kabul Saturday, police and UN officials said.
The bomb exploded near the pedestrian entrance to the headquarters building of Afghanistan's Interior Ministry and near several shops, police said.
The number of known dead was 13 but could go higher, a UN security official said.
An Interior Ministry spokesman told The Associated Press that another 42 people were injured from the blast.
The blast, which happened just before 8 a.m. (0330 GMT), shattered the glass storefronts and killed several shopkeepers, police said.
The explosion occurred as ministry employees were reporting to work, the AP reported.
The attack was the fifth suicide bombing in Kabul during September, officials said.
Terrorists have increased attacks across Afghanistan in the last several months, including the use of roadside and suicide bombs.
(With inputs from Associated Press)
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