KABUL: Dozens of people were killed in blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday. According to reports, the blast in Kabul did not take place at the airport but outside the Baron Hotel.
Mumtaz Muslim, owner of the Baron Hotel in Kabul, spoke to ARY News and gave details of the blast.
Mumtaz Muslim said that our hotel is at a distance of one kilometer from the airport and there is a huge rush outside the hotel as well. Thousands of nationals and foreigners are trying to go abroad.
He said the blast took place near the hotel and caused a lot of casualties due to the rush. Û”
The death toll from a series of bomb blasts at Kabul airport has risen to 90, with at least 90 killed and 158 injured, according to a foreign news agency.
In this regard, US and Afghan officials say that 12 US military personnel were also killed in the attacks and medical aid is being provided to all the wounded.