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| Scot Mark Duffus dies in Afghanistan suicide bombing | Scot Mark Duffus dies in Afghanistan suicide bombing |
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| A Scot from Moray has been killed in Afghanistan. | A Scot from Moray has been killed in Afghanistan. |
| Mark Duffus, 41, from Forres, was working as a security contractor. | |
| He was among at least seven people who died in a suicide attack on the Kabul base of a logistics firm supplying Nato forces in Afghanistan. | He was among at least seven people who died in a suicide attack on the Kabul base of a logistics firm supplying Nato forces in Afghanistan. |
| Five guards, four of them Nepali, were among those killed in the gun and bomb attack, which happened early on Tuesday. | Five guards, four of them Nepali, were among those killed in the gun and bomb attack, which happened early on Tuesday. |
| The Kabul police chief told the BBC the four insurgents, who were all killed, had a truck full of explosives. | The Kabul police chief told the BBC the four insurgents, who were all killed, had a truck full of explosives. |
| Smoke was seen rising above the scene of the attack in the north of the city. | Smoke was seen rising above the scene of the attack in the north of the city. |
| Reports suggested the bombers' vehicle was stopped outside the facility by guards. | Reports suggested the bombers' vehicle was stopped outside the facility by guards. |
| When the explosives were detonated, gunmen began shooting at guards in a 30-minute battle, officials said. | When the explosives were detonated, gunmen began shooting at guards in a 30-minute battle, officials said. |
| As well as the Nepali guards, two Afghan truck drivers who were waiting to enter the compound were killed and an Afghan guard. | As well as the Nepali guards, two Afghan truck drivers who were waiting to enter the compound were killed and an Afghan guard. |
| Kabul police chief Gen Ayub Salangi said all four attackers were killed and the blast from the truck left a large crater in the ground. | Kabul police chief Gen Ayub Salangi said all four attackers were killed and the blast from the truck left a large crater in the ground. |
| This is the latest in a series of attacks on targets in the Afghan capital in recent months. | This is the latest in a series of attacks on targets in the Afghan capital in recent months. |