Suicide bomber targets Kabul police academy, casualties reported

The latest blast struck a crowded area near the academy's entrance. "The bomber was wearing a police uniform and detonated his explosives among students who had just returned from a break," a police official said.

The bomber had managed to place himself in the middle of a queue as students were waiting to be searched before entering the academy, the police official said.

A local television network said eight had been killed, quoting an ambulance official.

(Reporting by Mirwais Harooni; writing by Jessica Donati; Editing by Janet Lawrence/Ruth Pitchford)