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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, killing himself and four other people. | |
| A further 23 people were wounded in the attack, police say, which took place at the information and culture ministry in the centre of the capital. | |
| The building was badly damaged, with broken glass and office equipment scattered over the area. | The building was badly damaged, with broken glass and office equipment scattered over the area. |
| 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. | The Taleban have claimed responsibility for the attack in statements to news agencies. |
| Chaotic and tense | Chaotic and tense |
| Abdul Hazratgai, who works for a non-governmental organisation, was in the next building when the attack took place. | |
| He told the BBC: "I heard a huge explosion and then the sound of shooting and exchange of fire. | |
| "As people were fleeing, the windows in the next building broke and fell down near us and car windows were shattered too." | |
| 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. |
| In pictures: Kabul blast | In pictures: Kabul blast |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 minister was not in the building at the time of the attack. | The minister was not in the building at the time of the attack. |
| The BBC's Milton Nkosi, in Kabul, described scenes of panic outside the ministry building, with emergency services rushing into action amid the wailing of sirens. | |
| "Kabul is still a tense place, but people are saying that the security situation is still much better than it was a year ago," he said. | |
| "It may seem grim at the moment, but things this time last year were a lot worse." | |
| Correspondents say there is a growing sense of insecurity in Kabul with two foreigners killed in the past week. | |
Are you in the area of the attack? Did you witness the blast? Send us your comments and experiences. | Are you in the area of the attack? Did you witness the blast? Send us your comments and experiences. |