(TOLO News): Three people, including former TOLOnews anchor Yama Siawash, were killed in an explosion in Makrorayan-e-Char area in Kabul’s PD9 on Saturday morning, his family confirmed.
Kabul police said the explosion happened at around 7:30am on Saturday morning. The explosion was a magnetic IED blast that targeted a vehicle carrying the former journalist and two others, according to police. Police said the explosion targeted a vehicle that belonged to the government-owned Central Bank. All those who lost their lives in the attack, including Siawash, were employees of the Central Bank, police said.