Iranian embassy in Kabul damaged in car bomb attack

TEHRAN, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul was damaged following a suicide car bomb blast on Wednesday, reported Tasnim news agency.

A powerful car bomb rocked Kabul's central diplomatic district on Wednesday morning.

The explosion shattered the Iranian diplomatic mission's windows and damaged its ceiling tiles, the report said.

At least 80 people died and over 350 others were injured in the explosion, according to Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry.