At least 2 dead after suicide bombing outside Russian embassy in Kabul
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It's unclear how many people were killed in the blast, with conflicting reports saying either eight or 10. The two confirmed fatalities were embassy workers.
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It's unclear how many people were killed in the blast, with conflicting reports saying either eight or 10. The two confirmed fatalities were embassy workers.
Police said an attacker who detonated explosives outside the Russian Embassy in Kabul was shot dead before reaching the gate. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured in the attack.
Russia’s state news agency says that a blast went off outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing two members of the embassy staff.
The Russian mission is one of only a couple of international missions still operating and performing consular services in Kabul — and the only European one.
Police said an attacker who detonated explosives outside the Russian Embassy in Kabul was shot dead before reaching the gate. Russia's Foreign Ministry said two embassy workers died in the attack.
By Masoud Popalzai, Anna Chernova and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Two Russian embassy employees in Kabul were killed in a suicide blast near the embassy on Monday, the Russian foreign ministry said. “An unknown militant set off an explosive device.
IS declares responsibility after bomber strikes mission's consular section, in first attack against a foreign mission since the Taliban seized power last August
A suicide bomber attacked the Russian embassy in Kabul. The bomber was shot and killed by Taliban guards while approaching the gates of the embassy, Afghan police said.
Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured 11 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Russia's state news agency says that a blast went off outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing two members of the embassy staff. The total number of dead was not immediately clear, with reports ranging from eight to 10.
The bombing in Kabul was the first strike on a diplomatic mission since the Taliban regained control. It comes as the group has been working to persuade foreign envoys to return.
A top Russian diplomat and security guard are among at least six killed by a suicide bomber outside the Russian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to Russian and Afghan officials.
