Kabul blast: Deadly explosions at protest victim's funeral

Suicide bombers have killed at least seven people
 at the funeral in Kabul of a man who died during a protest 
on Friday, Afghan officials say.

More than 100 were wounded in the attack, which hit the funeral of one of five people killed when police fired on a march against deteriorating security.

The chief executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, survived the attack.

The latest violence comes as much of Kabul is in
 lockdown and amid popular anger at the government.

Officials had warned people to stay away from demonstrations, saying they might be attacked by
 militants. Checkpoints have been set up in central Kabul, 
and armoured vehicles are patrolling the streets.

In a televised address, Mr Abdullah said three suicide
 bombers were among the mourners attending the funeral 
of a senator's son who was killed in Friday's protest.

He said that an investigation must determine how the
 attack happened. No group has said it was behind it
 and the Taliban denied their involvement.

President Ashraf Ghani said on Twitter: "The country is 
under attack. We must be strong and united."

He later said: "We must not let ourselves fall into the
 trap that the enemies have spread to our country."

Rahmatullah Begana, who was at the funeral, said the
 first explosion went off at the start of the ceremony.

"A few minutes later, there was another explosion.
 I saw a lot of people on the ground covered with blood," he said.

Another witness told AFP news agency that "people 
were blown to pieces".

Kabul has now had three deadly incidents in four days.

 Residents are still reeling from the aftermath of the huge suicide attack which killed over 90 people earlier this week.

Anger at the government for not doing more to prprevent
hat attack led to protests on Friday. Now the funeral of one 
of those victims has been targeted, presumably by a militant group.

A number of high-profile politicians were present at the 
funeral today. The fact that even they are not immune
 to the rising violence shows the scale of the threat in the
 city.

Kabul was once considered the most secure part of Afghanistan.

Now it seems the most dangerous.

Friday's protest followed a bomb attack on Wednesday 
which killed 90 people in the city's diplomatic district.

Afghan intelligence officials have blamed the Haqqani network, a Taliban affiliate with alleged links to Pakistan.

The Taliban denied any role and there has been no
 comment from so-called Islamic State militants, who are usually quick to claim attacks.

More than a third of Afghanistan is now said to be
 outside government control.

The US has about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan, while
 another 5,000 from Nato allies are in the country.