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4 Kabooms Wednesday in Kabul leave 3 dead including PD5 Police Chief
[ToloNews] Mohammadzai Kochi, police chief of Kabul's police district 5 (PD5) was killed in a kaboom that targeted his vehicle in downtown Kabul on Wednesday morning, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh confirmed.

The blast took place at around 8:55 am local time in Kart-e-Parwan in Kabul's PD4, targeting his vehicle, the sources said, adding that two of his bodyguards were also killed in the blast.

Kabul police said that two people were maimed in the blast, but details were not provided.

Mohammadzai graduated from the police academy 14 years ago worked as the police chief of PD3 and PD15 and recently he was appointed as police chief of PD5 in Kabul city.

The Interior Ministry officials said that he was involved in the arrest of several suspects in assassinations in Kabul.

"The PD5 police chief was one of the brave coppers who worked hard day and nights for the security of the people of Kabul," said Masoud Andrabi, Interior Minister, adding that "today also he was on his way to the office and mission" when targeted.

Saleh linked his death to Taliban
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 and said that "we will take Dire Revenge."

Kabul witnessed four explosions on Wednesday.

The first explosion targeted a police vehicle in Qala-e-Abdul Ali area in Paghman district in Kabul province, police said, adding that the blast caused no casualties.

The second blast hit a vehicle in Qowai Marzak area in downtown Kabul, leaving four people maimed, Kabul police said. Sources said that the vehicle belonged to the Ministry of Labor.

The third blast hit Kochi’s vehicle.

The last blast hit a vehicle around 4:15 pm local time today in Kabul’s PD2, police confirmed. There were no casualties, police said.

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