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| Karzai unhurt after parade attack | |
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| Gunfire has broken out at a military ceremony in Kabul attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. | |
| Security forces whisked Mr Karzai away from the scene and hundreds of people fled as shots rang out. Officials said he and other dignitaries were safe. | Security forces whisked Mr Karzai away from the scene and hundreds of people fled as shots rang out. Officials said he and other dignitaries were safe. |
| The parade was a celebration to mark 16 years since the overthrow of the country's Soviet-backed rule. | The parade was a celebration to mark 16 years since the overthrow of the country's Soviet-backed rule. |
| A spokesman for the Taleban said the movement had carried out the attack and three of its members had been killed. | |
| He said six militants had been deployed near the parade with suicide vests and guns. | |
| Anthem playing | |
| The parade, in central Kabul, was part of Afghan National Day celebrations, marking the capture of Kabul from the Soviet-backed government by the mujahideen in 1992. | The parade, in central Kabul, was part of Afghan National Day celebrations, marking the capture of Kabul from the Soviet-backed government by the mujahideen in 1992. |
| The national anthem was being played when the attack started. | The national anthem was being played when the attack started. |
| Live TV showed President Karzai standing on a huge stage surrounded by a crowd of MPs, cabinet members, military commanders and foreign diplomats. | |
| Automatic weapons were fired into the crowd and two MPs were seen to be wounded. | Automatic weapons were fired into the crowd and two MPs were seen to be wounded. |
| Live TV coverage of the event was cut off shortly afterwards. | Live TV coverage of the event was cut off shortly afterwards. |
| There were also unconfirmed reports of two explosions. | There were also unconfirmed reports of two explosions. |
| Sirajudin, a police officer at the scene, told the Associated Press news agency he saw two people firing AK-47 assault rifles from a house toward the area of the stage. | |
| The event, which had been shrowded in tight security for days, was cancelled soon afterwards. | |
| Mr Karzai has frequently been the target of assassination attempts in recent years. |