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| Suicide attack at Afghan ministry | Suicide attack at Afghan ministry |
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| A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside an Afghan ministry in Kabul, causing a number of casualties. | A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside an Afghan ministry in Kabul, causing a number of casualties. |
| The attack took place at the information and culture ministry, in the centre of the capital, causing massive damage. | The attack took place at the information and culture ministry, in the centre of the capital, causing massive damage. |
| The police say that at least five people are known to have been killed or injured in the attack. | |
| Security around ministry buildings in Kabul is usually very tight and attacks such as this are not common. | Security around ministry buildings in Kabul is usually very tight and attacks such as this are not common. |
| The Taleban have claimed responsibility for the attack in statements to news agencies. | |
| Chaotic and tense | Chaotic and tense |
| A ministry worker told the BBC's Ian Pannell at the scene that two or three men fought their way past security into the building. | A ministry worker told the BBC's Ian Pannell at the scene that two or three men fought their way past security into the building. |
| One of them was wearing an explosive device which he then detonated. | One of them was wearing an explosive device which he then detonated. |
| A spokesman for the Taleban, Zabiullah Mujahid, told agencies that three men carried out the attack. | |
| He said two of them shot at ministry guards and then left the area after the third entered the ministry's building. | |
| Many of the six-storey building's windows were blown out by the force of the blast and some windows in neighbouring buildings were also shattered. | |
| The atmosphere outside the ministry is chaotic and very tense, with a heavy police presence, our correspondent says, and there is speculation that one of the bomber's accomplices could still be in the area. | The atmosphere outside the ministry is chaotic and very tense, with a heavy police presence, our correspondent says, and there is speculation that one of the bomber's accomplices could still be in the area. |