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| A suicide bomb attack near Nato headquarters in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed at least six people, Nato and local officials have said. | A suicide bomb attack near Nato headquarters in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed at least six people, Nato and local officials have said. |
| The bomber, who was riding an explosives-laden motorcycle, blew himself up near the entrance of the base Camp Eggers on Saturday morning, a Nato spokeswoman said. | The bomber, who was riding an explosives-laden motorcycle, blew himself up near the entrance of the base Camp Eggers on Saturday morning, a Nato spokeswoman said. |
| Those killed, who include young children, were all civilians, said an interior ministry spokesman. Another five people were injured. | Those killed, who include young children, were all civilians, said an interior ministry spokesman. Another five people were injured. |
| The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying target was the Kabul offices of the CIA. | The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying target was the Kabul offices of the CIA. |
| "One of our mujahideen targeted an important intelligence office used for recruiting Americans and Afghans for spying," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters. | "One of our mujahideen targeted an important intelligence office used for recruiting Americans and Afghans for spying," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters. |
| He said in an email that the bomber was a 28-year-old militant from Logar province, south of Kabul. | He said in an email that the bomber was a 28-year-old militant from Logar province, south of Kabul. |
| But Kabul deputy police chief Daud Amin said eyewitnesses reported seeing a teenage boy, who was about 13 or 14 years old, walking in the area carrying a bag. | But Kabul deputy police chief Daud Amin said eyewitnesses reported seeing a teenage boy, who was about 13 or 14 years old, walking in the area carrying a bag. |
| Jamie Graybeal, a spokesman for the US-led international military alliance, said he was not aware of any casualties among members of the coalition. | Jamie Graybeal, a spokesman for the US-led international military alliance, said he was not aware of any casualties among members of the coalition. |
| The US and Italian embassies as well as the Afghan presidential palace are also located near the site of the blast. | The US and Italian embassies as well as the Afghan presidential palace are also located near the site of the blast. |
| Sediqqi speculated on his Twitter feed the attack may have been carried out by the insurgent Haqqani network, one of the most dangerous militant groups fighting US-led forces in Afghanistan. | Sediqqi speculated on his Twitter feed the attack may have been carried out by the insurgent Haqqani network, one of the most dangerous militant groups fighting US-led forces in Afghanistan. |
| The Obama administration on Friday declared the Haqqanis a terrorist body, banning Americans from doing any business with members of the Pakistan-based militant group and blocks any assets it holds in the US. | The Obama administration on Friday declared the Haqqanis a terrorist body, banning Americans from doing any business with members of the Pakistan-based militant group and blocks any assets it holds in the US. |
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