Suicide bomber blows himself up in Kabul

KABUL - A man tied an explosive device on to his body and blew himself up in Kabul Saturday, police said.

The incident happened in the 9th precinct of Kabul city at around 12.30 p.m. local time, Xinhua quoted a police officer as saying.

Though the bomber killed himself, there was no other loss of life or property, the officer said but declined to be named. The blast occurred in Depichary area, through which convoys of Afghan and NATO-led forces’ often pass.

No militant outfit has made any comment on the incident till now, he said.