Deadly suicide attack in Kabul supermarket: police

KABUL: A suicide attacker blew himself up in a central Kabul supermarket used by foreigners on Friday, a police officer at the scene told AFP, with a spokesman adding that there were fatalities.

"A suicide bomber got into the supermarket and blew himself up," said the officer on condition of anonymity.

Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Ullah confirmed the explosion.

"The explosion took place at the Finest supermarket in the centre of Kabul near many embassies," he said.

"There are dead," he said without being able to specify the number.

An AFP journalist on the spot saw two dead, and one person severely wounded.