Taliban attack: Car explosion in German consulate in northern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan: Germany’s consulate in northern Afghanistan was attacked when a suicide car bomber rammed the compound, killing four people and wounding more than 100, police and a doctor said Friday.

Four dead, two civilians and two unidentified bodies, were brought to the Balkh hospital and around 115 people were wounded, said Dr. Noor Mohammad Faiz.

“The blast was too loud and powerful, which shattered windows, and many civilians were wounded inside their homes,” he said.