No Russian embassy staff hurt in Kabul bombing - foreign ministry

Afghan policemen and fire-fighters inspect the wreckage of a bus that was hit by a suicide bomb attack, in an area near the Russian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

MOSCOW (Reuters) - No Russian staff were hurt in an explosion near the country's embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The embassy building suffered some minor damage, the ministry said, and staff will now increase security measures. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Dmitry Solovyov)