Suicide bombing in Afghan capital kills at least 9

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed at least nine people and wounded 12 in an attack on a police base in Kabul on Monday, an Afghan official said.
Kabul police spokesman Basir Mujahid said the attacker joined a line of people waiting to enter the local headquarters of a branch of the national police after having lunch and praying outside. The bomber detonated his payload after being spotted near the gate.
"Unfortunately the majority of the killed and wounded are civilians," Mujahid said, adding that two police officers were among the dead and a third was wounded.
The attack targeted the Afghan National Civil Order Police, a militarized force that often fights on the front lines of the war with the Taliban.
The attack took place in a busy part of western Kabul, near the zoo. Officials had initially said the explosion was caused by a suicide car bomb.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter. The insurgents, who have been at war with the government for 15 years, often target local security forces.