Afghanistan: Blast near Kabul military academy kills at least six

The attack targeted cadets leaving the academy for holidays

Afghan security personnel arrive outside a mosque after a bomb explosion during Friday prayer on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2019.  According to Kabul police chief's spokesman, Basir Mujahid, the bomb was concealed in the microphone used to deliver the sermon. The prayer leader, Maulvi Samiullah Rayan, was the intended target, the spokesman added. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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At least six people, thought to be mostly Afghan security cadets in training, were killed when a suicide bomber detonated near a military training camp in west Kabul on Thursday.

Six others were wounded in the blast near the Mashal Fahim National Defense University near Police District 5, two security officials told Reuters.

The attacker appeared to have been on foot and the attack was timed with the moment the cadets were leaving the academy for their holiday, local media reported.

The cause of the blast was not clear, and no group has taken responsibility.

More to follow.