Blast reported near Kabul airport

Local media reports say casualties are expected but no official figures have been released yet, BBC News reports. The attack appeared to target a convoy of armoured cars, according to security officials at the scene. The incident is the latest in a series of deadly attacks in Kabul in the past few days. At least 35 people have died and hundreds more were wounded in attack on Friday. A suicide bomber blew himself up near the city's police academy on Friday evening, killing about 20 recruits. A short while later a large explosion was heard north of the airport. In the early hours of Friday, a truck carrying explosives was detonated near an army base in the Shah Shahid area, claiming 15 lives.