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Suicide Bomber Attacks British Embassy Vehicle in Kabul Suicide Bomber Attacks British Embassy Vehicle in Kabul
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KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber attacked a British Embassy vehicle in Kabul on Thursday morning, the latest blast in an escalating bombing campaign in Afghanistan’s capital, the authorities said. KABUL, Afghanistan — A​t least five people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a British Embassy vehicle in Kabul on Thursday morning, the latest blast in an escalating bombing campaign in Afghanistan’s capital, the authorities said.
A senior police official in the district where the attack occurred said that two Afghans and one foreigner had been killed, and that more than 30 people had been wounded. British Embassy personnel were among the wounded, a spokesman for the embassy said. Hashmatullah Stanikzai, a spokesman for the Kabul police, said that four Afghans and a Briton had been killed, and that 33 people had been wounded, including four children​. British Embassy personnel were among the wounded, a spokesman for the embassy said.
The police official, Rohullah, who like many Afghans uses only one name, said the bomber was in a car laden with explosives, which he detonated near the embassy vehicle. Rohullah, a senior police official in the district where the attack occurred, who like many Afghans uses only one name, said the bomber was in a car laden with explosives, which he detonated near the embassy vehicle.
Zareef Khan, a shopkeeper near the scene of the attack, said that he saw many children among the wounded. “All I could see were the dead and wounded showered in their blood, shouting and asking for help,” he said.Zareef Khan, a shopkeeper near the scene of the attack, said that he saw many children among the wounded. “All I could see were the dead and wounded showered in their blood, shouting and asking for help,” he said.
The attack was the latest in a series of bombings in Kabul over the past few weeks. On Monday, a bomb hidden in the median strip of a road was detonated as a convoy of coalition soldiers passed, leaving two dead. The Kabul police chief and a prominent women’s rights leader were also targeted in recent attacks, but both survived.The attack was the latest in a series of bombings in Kabul over the past few weeks. On Monday, a bomb hidden in the median strip of a road was detonated as a convoy of coalition soldiers passed, leaving two dead. The Kabul police chief and a prominent women’s rights leader were also targeted in recent attacks, but both survived.