An explosion went off near the Iran Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.
According to preliminary reports, it was a suicide bomber that caused the blast.
Photos shared on Twitter showed a large amount of smoke in the air as well as debris scattered on the street.
Broadcaster 1TV News in Afghanistan said the bomb attack was targeting the embassy.
The explosion went off after 8:15 a.m. local time.
Ambulances and emergency service workers are on the scene.
Suicide attack near Iran embassy. Confirmed by Hashmat Stanikzai Kabul Police HQ SPOKESMAN @Paiwandgah
— Sayed Ajmal Sadat (@ajmalsayedsadat) February 26, 2015
Flames after blast near #Iran Embassy in #Kabul #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/GQ6J8mYtMR
— Prioritize United (@ZHOantiLIMUN) February 26, 2015
#Afghanistan: huge suspected suicide blast near Iranian embassy in #Kabul~>http://t.co/DnWYqviP0U v @1TVNewsAF pic.twitter.com/AFRc0dlyt6
— Mikey Kay (@MikeyKayNYC) February 26, 2015
#Explosion infront of Iran Embassy #KBL #AFG http://t.co/Gx0tC6wUqy
— Abdul Ghaffar Nazari (@AbGhaffarNazari) February 26, 2015
PHOTO: Flames after blast near #Iran Embassy in #Kabul. #AFG #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/PWwAGnAL4Q
— 1TVNewsAF (@1TVNewsAF) February 26, 2015
“@PzFeed: BREAKING NEWS: Explosion reported near the Iran Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. (@1TVNewsAF) pic.twitter.com/G6QyvYvsWC“
— Junior pex (@8742da1824f840b) February 26, 2015
Kabul police confirms to @TOLOnews occurrence of a suicide attack near Iranian embassy. #afghanistan #Iran
— Haris Kakar (@RSkakar) February 26, 2015
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