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| Kabul blast: Suicide bomber kills seven TV staff | Kabul blast: Suicide bomber kills seven TV staff |
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| Seven employees of a popular privately-run Afghan TV channel were killed after their bus was targeted by a suicide car bomber in the capital Kabul. | Seven employees of a popular privately-run Afghan TV channel were killed after their bus was targeted by a suicide car bomber in the capital Kabul. |
| At least 20 others - including passers-by - were wounded. | At least 20 others - including passers-by - were wounded. |
| Tolo TV tweeted: "Unfortunately, in the terrorist attack today... we lost seven staff members". | Tolo TV tweeted: "Unfortunately, in the terrorist attack today... we lost seven staff members". |
| The Taliban said it carried out the attack. It had threatened to target Tolo over its news coverage of the fighting in Kunduz city in September. | The Taliban said it carried out the attack. It had threatened to target Tolo over its news coverage of the fighting in Kunduz city in September. |
| The bus was reportedly taking staff from Tolo and its parent media organisation home for the day when it was rammed by the suicide bomber in central Kabul. | The bus was reportedly taking staff from Tolo and its parent media organisation home for the day when it was rammed by the suicide bomber in central Kabul. |
| The explosion sent black smoke billowing into the sky, with emergency services rushing to the scene. | The explosion sent black smoke billowing into the sky, with emergency services rushing to the scene. |
| A Tolo TV staff member told the BBC's Kawoon Khamoosh he was fortunate to be alive after nearly burning to death. | |
| Announcing what had happened in a live broadcast, Tolo news presenter Fawad Aman said: "The enemy of humanity, peace and Islam martyred our colleagues because they were exposing their crimes | Announcing what had happened in a live broadcast, Tolo news presenter Fawad Aman said: "The enemy of humanity, peace and Islam martyred our colleagues because they were exposing their crimes |
| "They martyred you to silence us, but they will never achieve this evil goal." | "They martyred you to silence us, but they will never achieve this evil goal." |
| Tolo TV runs Afghanistan's first 24-hour news channel and, along with its website, is one of the country's most well-known news sources. | Tolo TV runs Afghanistan's first 24-hour news channel and, along with its website, is one of the country's most well-known news sources. |
| Tolo had implemented tighter security measures in recent months after the Taliban threatened it and another privately-run news channel, 1TV, over their coverage of the fight for Kunduz, calling them "satanic networks". | Tolo had implemented tighter security measures in recent months after the Taliban threatened it and another privately-run news channel, 1TV, over their coverage of the fight for Kunduz, calling them "satanic networks". |
| President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack in a tweet, describing it as a "barbaric attack carried out by coward terrorists". | President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack in a tweet, describing it as a "barbaric attack carried out by coward terrorists". |
| Correspondents say it is the first major attack on an Afghan media organisation since the Taliban were overthrown by US-led forces in 2001. | Correspondents say it is the first major attack on an Afghan media organisation since the Taliban were overthrown by US-led forces in 2001. |
| Early reports of Wednesday's blast suggested the Russian embassy was struck, but the Russian foreign ministry said damage to the building was minimal. | Early reports of Wednesday's blast suggested the Russian embassy was struck, but the Russian foreign ministry said damage to the building was minimal. |
| The Taliban have launched numerous previous attacks on Kabul. | The Taliban have launched numerous previous attacks on Kabul. |
| Since the beginning of 2016, the city has been hit by at least six bomb attacks - in the most recent, on Sunday, a rocket landed near the Italian embassy, wounding two security guards. The Indian and Pakistani missions have also recently been targeted in other parts of the country. | Since the beginning of 2016, the city has been hit by at least six bomb attacks - in the most recent, on Sunday, a rocket landed near the Italian embassy, wounding two security guards. The Indian and Pakistani missions have also recently been targeted in other parts of the country. |
| Last week at least seven Afghan security personnel were killed in a gun battle near the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad. | Last week at least seven Afghan security personnel were killed in a gun battle near the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad. |
| Observers have speculated that the attacks near foreign missions could also be aimed at destabilising attempts to revive peace talks with the Taliban. | Observers have speculated that the attacks near foreign missions could also be aimed at destabilising attempts to revive peace talks with the Taliban. |