A strong explosion hit the Afghan capital city of Kabul early Wednesday, local media said, adding an official could have been hurt.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The blast occurred in Kabul’s Police District 6 and appears to have targeted a member of the Afghan parliament, the Khaama Press news agency reported.

According to eyewitnesses, cited by the outlet, a suicide bomber set off explosives near his car in the western neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi.

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