Blast kills 6 at Afghan Interior Ministry compound

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber wearing a military uniform struck the heavily fortified Interior Ministry compound in the heart of Kabul today and killed six police officers, authorities said, in an escalation of Taliban violence aimed at disrupting this weekend's presidential election. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said the bomber got through several checkpoints to reach the ministry gate before detonating his explosives. An Interior Ministry statement said the bomber was among other men in uniform entering the compound.