KABUL (Reuters) - A bomb attack targeted a member of Afghanistan’s parliament in the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, wounding him and several other people, officials said.

Fakori Behishti, a member of parliament from Bamyan province, and his son were wounded in the blast, an official with the parliament’s security department said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which destroyed the vehicle in which Behishti was traveling, badly damaged other vehicles and shattered the windows of nearby shops.

Last week, another member of parliament was targeted by a suicide bomber who killed seven people. The member of parliament survived.</s>Explosion in Afghan capital Kabul causes some casualties - police

KABUL, Dec 28 (Reuters) - An explosion went off in a crowded area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, causing some casualties, witnesses said, while a police officer said it appeared to have been a bomb attack aimed at a member of parliament.

The police official, who declined to be identified because he is not authorized to speak to the media, also said there had been some casualties but he gave no details.

Last week, another member of parliament was targeted by a suicide bomber who killed seven people. (Reporting by Mirwais Harooni; Editing by Nick Macfie)</s>KABUL: An explosion went off in a crowded area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, causing some casualties, witnesses said, while a police officer said it appeared to have been a bomb attack aimed at a member of parliament.

The police official, who declined to be identified because he is not authorized to speak to the media, also said there had been some casualties but he gave no details.

Last week, another member of parliament was targeted by a suicide bomber who killed seven people.</s>A strong explosion hit the Afghan capital city of Kabul early Wednesday, local media said, adding an official could have been hurt.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The blast occurred in Kabul’s Police District 6 and appears to have targeted a member of the Afghan parliament, the Khaama Press news agency reported.

According to eyewitnesses, cited by the outlet, a suicide bomber set off explosives near his car in the western neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi.</s>A heavy explosion targeted a member of Afghan parliament vehicle in the west of the capital Kabul on Wednesday, injuring four people including two civilians.

The blast took place around 9:15 a.m. local time near Al Azhar mosque in police district 6th of Kabul city. Apparently it has targeted Fakoor Behishti a member of Afghan parliament representing Bamyan province.

Ariana News correspondent Aslam Hijab who is at the site of the explosion said,” the explosion was as a result of IEDs placed under a bridge and it has wounded four people including two civilians and two bodyguards of the lawmaker”.

Currently, the area is cordoned off by the security forces.

Security officials yet to make a comment about the type and causalities of the explosion.</s>At least three people, including a parliamentarian, are reported to have been wounded by a bomb blast in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Deputy Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said on December 28 that a bomb was put under a bridge and appeared to target the car of lawmaker Fakuri Behishti, who is from the central Bamiyan Province.

Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi confirmed the attack, which he said took place in Kabul's Dashti Barchi district.

Behishti was traveling to parliament when the explosion occurred. His son was reportedly also injured.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.

One week ago, three Taliban fighters attacked the Kabul home of a parliamentarian from Helmand Province, killing eight civilians.

With reporting by Reuters, AP, and dpa</s>A relatively heavy explosion was heard in Kabul city earlier today, leaving several people dead or wounded.

The incident took place in the vicinity of 6th police district of the city close to a mosque in Dasht-e-Barchi area in West of Kabul.

Eyewitnesses in the area are saying that a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle of an Afghan lawmaker in the vicinity of Dasht-e-Barchi area.

However, a security official said a magnetic bomb was planted in the vehicle of MP Fakuri Biheshti’s vehicle who was wounded in the attack and his bodyguard was killed.

The source further added that several other people have also been killed or wounded in the attack, citing preliminary information.

MP Biheshti is representing the central Bamyan province in the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, and he was reportedly on his way towards the parliament building when his vehicle was targeted.

No group including the Taliban insurgents has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

However, the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have claimed responsibility behind the attacks on Shi’ite gatherings and mosques in the past.

Follow Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook. Stay updated via RSS</s>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say that at least three people have been wounded by a roadside bomb blast in the capital, Kabul.

Deputy Interior Ministry Spokesman Najib Danish said Wednesday that the bomb was placed under a bridge and the target might have been an Afghan parliamentarian.

Senior Kabul police official Sadeq Muradi confirmed that three people were wounded in the attack.

No one has claimed responsibility, but Taliban insurgents frequently use roadside bomb and suicide attacks to target government officials as well as Afghan security forces across the country.</s>The National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSC) was presented a report on deadly attacks against Shi’ites in Kabul for which the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group claimed responsibility.

The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the NSC meeting was organized in the Presidential Palace and was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.

A detailed report of the recent attacks against the Shi’ite minority was presented by the Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish.

The report was prepared by a commission which was established to investigate the recent attacks against the peaceful demonstration and sacred places where religious gatherings take place.

According to the report, the recent attacks targeting the Shi’ite minority were aimed at sparking a sectarian violence among different religious groups.

Calling for unity among different sects of the community, the meeting instructed the relevant institutions to take precautionary measures as per the findings of the report to prevent such attacks against the sacred places and gatherings in the future.

This comes as the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presented its findings regarding the attack on a peaceful demonstration late in the month of October.

Hundreds of innocent civilians were killed or wounded in a series of attacks in capital Kabul for which the ISIS loyalists claimed responsibility.

The first attack took place on a peaceful demonstration in Deh Mazan area of the city and several other attacks followed on religious gatherings including a deadly attack on Kabul’s Shakhi shrine on the eve of Ashura and another attack on a mosque in west of Kabul city.

Follow Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook. Stay updated via RSS</s>Kabul, Dec 28: Afghan Member of Parliament Fakuri Behisti was injured and one of his bodyguard was killed in a blast in Kabul on Wednesday, reports claimed. The MP who was on his way to the Parliament was injured when the explosive, initially believed to be a magnetic IED, later found to be a roadside mine exploded killing his bodyguard.

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An explosion in Kabul leads to several casualties. Afghan police report that the attack was aimed at a member of the National Assembly, Fakori Behishti.