Six die in Kabul supermarket blast

At least six people were killed in an explosion that rocked a grocery store frequented by foreigners in Kabul.

Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada, chief of counter-terrorism at the Ministry of Interior, says both Afghans and foreigners are among the dead.

Police were still investigating the cause.

The explosion ignited a fire inside the store and mounds of canned goods and other merchandise were strewn across the floor of the smoke-filled building, making it difficult for police officers to walk inside.

A large plume of grey smoke was seen above the store, in the heavily guarded Wazir Akbar Khan district, an area favoured by foreigners and wealthy Afghans.