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| The UN has strongly condemned the bomb attack on the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which killed 41 people and injured 141. | The UN has strongly condemned the bomb attack on the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which killed 41 people and injured 141. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday's attack could not be justified by any "political agenda or grievance". | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday's attack could not be justified by any "political agenda or grievance". |
| Five embassy staff - India's defence attache, another diplomat, two security guards and an Afghan - were killed. | Five embassy staff - India's defence attache, another diplomat, two security guards and an Afghan - were killed. |
| No-one has admitted being behind the attack, the deadliest in Kabul since the overthrow of the Taleban in 2001. | No-one has admitted being behind the attack, the deadliest in Kabul since the overthrow of the Taleban in 2001. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who is in Japan for the G8 summit, said he condemned the attack "in the strongest terms". | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who is in Japan for the G8 summit, said he condemned the attack "in the strongest terms". |
| "No political agenda or grievance can justify such reprehensible means," Mr Ban said. | "No political agenda or grievance can justify such reprehensible means," Mr Ban said. |
| The UN Security Council described the attack as "reprehensible act of terrorism" . | The UN Security Council described the attack as "reprehensible act of terrorism" . |
| Close allies | Close allies |
| The Afghan interior ministry has said it believed the attack was carried out "in co-ordination and consultation with an active intelligence service in the region". | The Afghan interior ministry has said it believed the attack was carried out "in co-ordination and consultation with an active intelligence service in the region". |
| It did not specify which intelligence service it suspected of involvement. But in the past, Afghanistan has accused Pakistani agents of being behind a number of attacks on its soil. | It did not specify which intelligence service it suspected of involvement. But in the past, Afghanistan has accused Pakistani agents of being behind a number of attacks on its soil. |
| Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani denied his country was involved in the blast. | |
| "Why should Pakistan destabilise Afghanistan? It is in our interest, a stable Afghanistan. We want stability in the region," he told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. | "Why should Pakistan destabilise Afghanistan? It is in our interest, a stable Afghanistan. We want stability in the region," he told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. |
| The bodies of the four Indians killed in the attack were flown to the Indian capital, Delhi, late on Monday by a special Indian air force plane. | The bodies of the four Indians killed in the attack were flown to the Indian capital, Delhi, late on Monday by a special Indian air force plane. |
| RECENT ATTACKS IN KABUL April 2008: Gun attack on parade attended by President KarzaiMarch 2008: Six people die in car bomb attack on coalition convoyJan 2008: Six people killed in Taleban attack on Serena hotelDec 2007: At least 13 people killed in a suicide car bombingSept 2007: Suicide bomb attack on bus kills 30 Afghan soldiersJune 2007: Bomb attack on Afghan police bus kills up to 35 people India: Afghanistan's influential ally | RECENT ATTACKS IN KABUL April 2008: Gun attack on parade attended by President KarzaiMarch 2008: Six people die in car bomb attack on coalition convoyJan 2008: Six people killed in Taleban attack on Serena hotelDec 2007: At least 13 people killed in a suicide car bombingSept 2007: Suicide bomb attack on bus kills 30 Afghan soldiersJune 2007: Bomb attack on Afghan police bus kills up to 35 people India: Afghanistan's influential ally |
| India is one of Afghanistan's closest allies and leading donors - it has pledged to spend $750m on helping rebuild the country's shattered infrastructure. | India is one of Afghanistan's closest allies and leading donors - it has pledged to spend $750m on helping rebuild the country's shattered infrastructure. |
| The bombing dominated the front pages of Indian newspapers on Tuesday. | The bombing dominated the front pages of Indian newspapers on Tuesday. |
| "Terror strikes India in Kabul," headlined the Indian Express newspaper. | "Terror strikes India in Kabul," headlined the Indian Express newspaper. |
| "After the Kabul bombing, India must come to terms with an important question that is has avoided debating so far," the newspaper wrote. | "After the Kabul bombing, India must come to terms with an important question that is has avoided debating so far," the newspaper wrote. |
| "New Delhi cannot continue to expand its economic and diplomatic activity in Afghanistan while avoiding a commensurate increase in its military presence there." | "New Delhi cannot continue to expand its economic and diplomatic activity in Afghanistan while avoiding a commensurate increase in its military presence there." |
| Monday's attack happened when a suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into the gates of the Indian embassy. | Monday's attack happened when a suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into the gates of the Indian embassy. |
| Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in violence, particularly in the south and east - and Taleban militants recently vowed to step up their attacks in the capital. | Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in violence, particularly in the south and east - and Taleban militants recently vowed to step up their attacks in the capital. |
| But the latest blast - in what was supposed to be a secure area of Kabul - will greatly concern Afghan government officials, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul. | But the latest blast - in what was supposed to be a secure area of Kabul - will greatly concern Afghan government officials, says the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul. |