Six people were killed and eight wounded in a large explosion at an ammunition shop in the heart of the Afghan capital today.
Several shops were levelled and bystanders tore at the rubble with their hands to haul out survivors.
A helicopter flies over the site of an explosion in Kabul
"The blast occurred in a shop selling gunpowder and other ammunition for hunting rifles," Ali Shah Paktiawal, head of the crime branch of Kabul police, said.
Residents had earlier said the blast was caused by a suicide attack on an Afghan army patrol.
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Last year, the bloodiest since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, the city was rocked by several suicide attacks that killed dozens.
The Taliban say they will step up suicide attacks across the country this year.