Kabul: A large suicide car bombing struck downtown Kabul on Tuesday, apparently targeting justice ministry employees and killing four people, an Afghan official said. Shortly after the blast, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

The bombing took place in the car park of the Justice Ministry when a car packed with explosives was detonated, said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. He initially said that at least six people were killed but the Interior Ministry later revised the death toll, saying four were killed, following an investigation at the site. "The report from our investigative team confirms that four people were killed, including a woman, and 24 others were wounded," said Sediqqi.