喀布尔银行外发生自杀袭击,5人丧生

A suicide bomber attacked a crowd outside a bank in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding nine others, a city police spokesman confirmed to VOA.

The attack occurred at the entrance of a Kabul Bank branch not far from the heavily protected U.S. embassy.

The target was not clear, but witnesses said personnel of the Afghan army and other security institutions were among the crowd to receive their monthly salaries.

The deadly blast occurred as Afghanistan prepares to mark the annual festival of Eid.

On Friday, a bomb attack at a packed Shi'ite mosque in Kabul killed more than 40 worshipers, including women and children, and wounded more than 100 others.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the violence.

阿富汗首都喀布尔的一位警方发言人向美国之音证实，一名自杀炸弹杀手在喀布尔一家银行外对人群发动袭击，造成至少5人丧生，9人受伤。

袭击是在喀布尔银行一家分行的入口处发生的，距离戒备森严的美国使馆不远。

这次袭击的目标目前还不清楚，但是目击者说，人群中包括阿富汗军队和其它保安机构的工作人员，他们正在领取工资。

这起袭击事件正值阿富汗为一年一度的开斋节做准备。

上星期五，喀布尔一个挤得满满的什叶派清真寺发生炸弹袭击，炸死40多个祈祷者，其中包括妇女和儿童，还炸伤100多人。

伊斯兰国组织宣称对这次暴力事件负责。