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| UK security worker dies in Kabul | UK security worker dies in Kabul |
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| A British senior manager of a private security company has been shot dead in the Afghan capital Kabul. | A British senior manager of a private security company has been shot dead in the Afghan capital Kabul. |
| The man, who has not been named, worked for London-based ArmorGroup which provides protection for UK government personnel in Afghanistan. | The man, who has not been named, worked for London-based ArmorGroup which provides protection for UK government personnel in Afghanistan. |
| A spokesman for ArmorGroup said the man, who was married, was killed by "unknown assailants". | A spokesman for ArmorGroup said the man, who was married, was killed by "unknown assailants". |
| "He was known as a friend to Afghanistan by the Afghans, so this is a loss to them as well", he added. | "He was known as a friend to Afghanistan by the Afghans, so this is a loss to them as well", he added. |
| The Foreign Office confirmed that a British national was shot dead on Wednesday, but said they could not yet confirm his identity. | The Foreign Office confirmed that a British national was shot dead on Wednesday, but said they could not yet confirm his identity. |
| ArmorGroup's spokesman said: "We have been working with the deceased's wife as best we can at this terrible time. | ArmorGroup's spokesman said: "We have been working with the deceased's wife as best we can at this terrible time. |
| "He was one of our best. He has been there a long time, several years." | "He was one of our best. He has been there a long time, several years." |
| British Embassy | British Embassy |
| ArmorGroup has about 1,200 staff in Afghanistan providing protection to those involved in the country's reconstruction. | ArmorGroup has about 1,200 staff in Afghanistan providing protection to those involved in the country's reconstruction. |
| The firm was chosen by the Foreign Office to guard personnel working for the British Embassy and organisations such as the Department For International Development, HM Customs and Revenue and the British Council. | The firm was chosen by the Foreign Office to guard personnel working for the British Embassy and organisations such as the Department For International Development, HM Customs and Revenue and the British Council. |
| BBC correspondent Charles Haviland, who is in Kabul, said the shooting happened in a residential area in the east of the city. | |
| He said a local resident reported seeing a car drive away at great speed leaving behind the body of the victim. | |
| Earlier, a bomb on the outskirts of Kabul left three German nationals dead. Sources say they were either security guards or federal policemen attached to the embassy. | |