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A loud explosion was heard on Wednesday in an area close to the Russian embassy in the west of the Afghan capital of Kabul, local media reported.
The explosion was likely caused by car bomb; a number of casualties are feared, TOLOnews reported, citing eyewitnesses.
Firefighters are currently battling fire in a building in front of the Russian embassy, Sputnik News reports.
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