Explosion Linked to Commercial Explosives Vendor Kills Six

Kabul, Afghanistan  an explosion in a downtown commercial and residential area killed six people and injured nine others. The explosion was linked to a shop that sells commercial explosives and ammunition. Reportedly, the shopkeeper, who was among the dead, was arrested in the past for illegally selling and distributing dynamite that was used for unauthorized mining.

The explosion occurred early in the morning in a main market near government buildings and the palace of President Karzai. A total of ten shops and two residential houses were destroyed in the blast. Authorities are investigating the accident but have ruled out terrorism as the cause.