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Kabul bomb blast: British man killed was living in Limavady | Kabul bomb blast: British man killed was living in Limavady |
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It is understood that one of the two Britons killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan on Friday night had been living in Limavady. | It is understood that one of the two Britons killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan on Friday night had been living in Limavady. |
Simon Chase was originally from Liverpool, but had been recently living in the County Londonderry town with his partner. | Simon Chase was originally from Liverpool, but had been recently living in the County Londonderry town with his partner. |
It is understood he had been working in the country as a security contractor. | |
Twenty-one people in total were killed in the gun and bomb attack at the restaurant in the capital Kabul. | Twenty-one people in total were killed in the gun and bomb attack at the restaurant in the capital Kabul. |
A senior IMF official and four UN employees were among those who died. | A senior IMF official and four UN employees were among those who died. |
A suicide attacker detonated his explosives outside the gate of the heavily fortified restaurant before two gunmen entered the restaurant and started "indiscriminately killing" people inside. | A suicide attacker detonated his explosives outside the gate of the heavily fortified restaurant before two gunmen entered the restaurant and started "indiscriminately killing" people inside. |
The Taliban said they carried out the attack late on Friday. | The Taliban said they carried out the attack late on Friday. |
UN chief Ban Ki-moon described it as a "horrific attack". | UN chief Ban Ki-moon described it as a "horrific attack". |