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Explosion rattles windows in Kabul's diplomatic quarter


    KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion rattled windows in the diplomatic quarter of the heavily fortified Afghan capital on Thursday morning, sending the city's embassies onto high alert.

    "This is a security announcement: there has been an explosion inside the city," the British embassy broadcast to staff on its compound.

    Further details on the location of blast were not immediately available.

    (Reporting by Jessica Donati; Editing by Douglas Busvine)