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A powerful bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the centre of the Afghan capital killing at least 80 people, wounding hundreds and damaging embassy buildings, including Canada's

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A wounded man lies on the ground at the site of a blast in Kabul.Omar Sobhani/Reuters

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An Afghan man carries an injured man to a hospital.Mohammad Ismail/Reuters

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Afghan security forces and residents stand near the crater left by a truck bomb attack in Kabul.Wakil Kohsar/AFP / Getty Images

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A wounded Afghan man receives assistance at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul.Shah Marai/AFP / Getty Images

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Injured Afghans run from the site of a blast in Kabul.Omar Sobhani/Reuters

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Men move an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul.Mohammad Ismail/Reuters

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An Afghan man reacts at the site of a blast in Kabul.Omar Sobhani/Reuters

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Relatives of Afghan victims mourn outside a hospital in Kabul.Omar Sobhani/Reuters

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Afghan men donate blood at a hospital for those injured in the car bomb attack.Wakil Kohsar/AFP / Getty Images

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An Afghan man drives his damaged car after a suicide attack in Kabul.Rahmat Gul/The Associated Press

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Afghan Municipality workers sweep a road in front of the German Embassy after a suicide attack.Rahmat Gul/The Associated Press

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