Suicide bomb attack on army bus in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber boarded a crowded army bus and detonated a huge explosion that killed at least 27 people and wounded 21 today, officials said.

Dozens of civilians and police officers picked through the charred hull of the bus immediately after the blast, searching for bodies.

A high-ranking Afghan army medical official said 27 bodies had been taken to two hospitals.

“For 10 or 15 seconds, it was like an atom bomb – fire, smoke and dust everywhere,” said Mohammad Azim, a police officer who witnessed the explosion.