An Italian embassy armoured vehicle was hit by an IED in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday but there were no victims - either Italian or other nationalities - in the blast, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"This morning an embassy vehicle was involved in an explosion caused by an IED in the Kabul's fourth police district," read a ministry statement.
"There were no victims of the incident and none of our citizens were involved," the statement added.