Seven killed in Kabul suicide attack

Kabul: At least seven people were killed on Monday in a suicide bomb attack near Afghanistan's intelligence agency here, officials said.

The attacker, who was on foot, triggered the bomb around 8 a.m., near an office of the National Directorate of Security in the capital city's Shashdarken neighbourhood, Nasrat Rahimi, spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, told Efe news.

One other person was injured and the toll might increase, according to the Health Ministry.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.