Large Explosion Reported In Kabul During Hagel Visit

Large Explosion Reported In Kabul During Hagel Visit
Security personnel are seen on the roof of the Afghan police headquarters during an attack in Kabul on January 21, 2013. NATO troops joined a fight against a Taliban suicide squad that stormed a Kabul police headquarters on Monday, unleashing a stand-off that lasted for more than five hours. AFP PHOTO/shah MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
Security personnel are seen on the roof of the Afghan police headquarters during an attack in Kabul on January 21, 2013. NATO troops joined a fight against a Taliban suicide squad that stormed a Kabul police headquarters on Monday, unleashing a stand-off that lasted for more than five hours. AFP PHOTO/shah MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

KABUL, March 9 (Reuters) - A blast was heard in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday during a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

The explosion was heard near the Afghan Defence Ministry, said a defence official. An ISAF spokesman said Hagel was nowhere near the explosion. (Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

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