This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17175568
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Afghan airport hit by suicide car bombing | Afghan airport hit by suicide car bombing |
| (40 minutes later) | |
| At least six people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, police say. | |
| They say several other people were injured when the bomb exploded at the gates of the airport. | They say several other people were injured when the bomb exploded at the gates of the airport. |
| The Afghan Taliban have said they carried out the attack. | |
| Afghanistan has seen days of deadly protests following the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base near Kabul a week ago. | |
| US officials say the books were destroyed inadvertently. | US officials say the books were destroyed inadvertently. |
| All the casualties at the airport appeared to be civilians, said provincial police official Obaidullah Talwar. | All the casualties at the airport appeared to be civilians, said provincial police official Obaidullah Talwar. |
| The airport serves both civilian and international military aircraft. | The airport serves both civilian and international military aircraft. |
| Meanwhile, Afghan authorities are still hunting a 25-year-old Afghan policeman believed to have shot dead two senior Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday. | Meanwhile, Afghan authorities are still hunting a 25-year-old Afghan policeman believed to have shot dead two senior Nato officers at the interior ministry in Kabul on Saturday. |
| Afghan officials named the suspect as police intelligence officer Abdul Saboor from Parwan province. | |
| The identities of the dead Nato officers have not been confirmed but they are believed to have been an American colonel and major. | |
| Reports said the gunman opened fire in a secure room in the ministry - one of the highest security buildings in the capital - at close range. | |
| On Sunday, France and Germany followed the US and Britain in withdrawing civilian staff from Afghan government institutions in the wake of the killings. | On Sunday, France and Germany followed the US and Britain in withdrawing civilian staff from Afghan government institutions in the wake of the killings. |
| President Hamid Karzai has appealed for calm amid anger at the burning of copies of the Koran at the Bagram air base. | |
| In his televised address on Sunday, Mr Karzai "condemned with the strongest words" the treatment of the Korans but added: "Now that we have shown our feelings it is time to be calm and peaceful." |