Kabul suicide attack latest in Afghan pre-election violence

A suicide attack in Kabul killed at least seven people including the bomber Wednesday, three days out from Afghanistan’s presidential election.

Local officials said a bomber, clad in a military uniform, was attempting to enter the Interior Ministry compound when he detonated his devices, killing at least six policemen. The Taliban claimed responsibility moments later.

The attack is part of a wave of Taliban-led violence in advance of Afghanistan’s April 5 presidential election, including attacks on campaign workers and election officials, and an assault on a Kabul hotel that left nine people, including four foreigners and two children, dead.

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