British embassy vehicle hit in Afghan suicide attack
A British citizen in Afghanistan has reportedly been killed in a suicide attack on an embassy vehicle in the capital Kabul that left four others dead and dozens injured.
Afghan suicide bomber was riding a motorcycle
A suicide bomber who targeted a British embassy car was riding a motorcycle according to the Afghan deputy interior minister, General Ayoub Salangi.
The blast was powerful enough to wound 33 Afghan bystanders and destroy three cars nearby, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman confirmed that a British Embassy vehicle was attacked in Kabul. She said: "A number of staff have been injured. We are working with the Afghan authorities to establish details of the incident."
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