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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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| One of the two Britons killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan on Friday night had been living in Limavady with his partner and child. | |
| Simon Chase, who was originally from Liverpool, was among 21 people killed in the attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | Simon Chase, who was originally from Liverpool, was among 21 people killed in the attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
| It is understood he had been serving with the EU police mission, Eupol. | |
| The deputy mayor of Limavady, James McCorkell, said the former solider was well known in the town. | The deputy mayor of Limavady, James McCorkell, said the former solider was well known in the town. |
| "He was very popular and he seemed to have a big circle of friends and obviously the entire town and borough is absolutely gutted by the news that we're hearing," he said. | "He was very popular and he seemed to have a big circle of friends and obviously the entire town and borough is absolutely gutted by the news that we're hearing," he said. |
| "He's got family friends here and everybody is just absolutely dumbfounded. We just can't get over what we're hearing." | "He's got family friends here and everybody is just absolutely dumbfounded. We just can't get over what we're hearing." |
| Twenty-one people in total were killed in the gun and bomb attack. | Twenty-one people in total were killed in the gun and bomb attack. |
| 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". |
| A number of Afghan officials have been suspended while an investigation is carried out into the suicide bomb and gun attack. | A number of Afghan officials have been suspended while an investigation is carried out into the suicide bomb and gun attack. |
| The Afghan Interior Minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai warned security officials in the capital that negligence would not be tolerated. | The Afghan Interior Minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai warned security officials in the capital that negligence would not be tolerated. |