At least five dead as blood spills in Kabul
- 9 years ago
A suicide bomber kills at least five people in an attack on a British embassy vehicle in Kabul.
The Interior Ministry says one Briton is among the dead.
Dozens are wounded, including many bystanders... And a local hospital is urgently treating the flow of patients:
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) HEAD OF WAZIR AKBAR KHAN HOSPITAL, NOOR AGHA AKRAMZADA SAYING:
"We have received a total of 22 wounded and five dead. Among the five killed, one of them was foreign citizen. Five children and two women were among the wounded, they are in good condition."
Taliban insurgents are claiming responsibility for the attack, saying it "targeted foreign invading forces".
It's the latest in a wave of bombings to hit the Afghan capital with the majority of foreign combat troops expected to withdraw by the end of the year.
The Interior Ministry says one Briton is among the dead.
Dozens are wounded, including many bystanders... And a local hospital is urgently treating the flow of patients:
(SOUNDBITE) (Dari) HEAD OF WAZIR AKBAR KHAN HOSPITAL, NOOR AGHA AKRAMZADA SAYING:
"We have received a total of 22 wounded and five dead. Among the five killed, one of them was foreign citizen. Five children and two women were among the wounded, they are in good condition."
Taliban insurgents are claiming responsibility for the attack, saying it "targeted foreign invading forces".
It's the latest in a wave of bombings to hit the Afghan capital with the majority of foreign combat troops expected to withdraw by the end of the year.