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Afghan airport hit by suicide car bombing Afghan airport hit by Taliban 'revenge' car bombing
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At least six people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, police say. A Taliban suicide car bomber has killed at least six people in an attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan.
They say several other people were injured when the bomb exploded at the gates of the airport. Insurgents said the attack was in revenge for a Koran burning incident at a US air base a week ago.
The Afghan Taliban have said they carried out the attack. The burning, which the US says was unintentional, has sparked violent protests across the country.
Afghanistan has seen days of deadly protests following the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base near Kabul a week ago. Nato said it had no reports of international forces being among the casualties in Jalalabad.
US officials say the books were destroyed inadvertently. The airport serves both civilian and international military aircraft. Witnesses reported seeing at least four destroyed cars at the gates.
All the casualties at the airport appeared to be civilians, said provincial police official Obaidullah Talwar. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email to media: "This attack is revenge against those soldiers who burned our Koran.''
The airport serves both civilian and international military aircraft. President Hamid Karzai has appealed for calm amid anger at the incident at Bagram air base near Kabul.
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."
Manhunt
More than 30 people have been killed in the past five days, and further violence broke out on Sunday.
A grenade was thrown into a Nato base in northern Kunduz province during a protest, injuring several Nato personnel.
Also on Sunday, some 4,000 people took to the streets in Aybal, in northern Samangan province, attacking a police station and a US base.
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. Afghan officials named the suspect as a 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. The dead Nato officers are believed to have been American officers.
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."