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| Briton killed in Afghan suicide bomb attack | Briton killed in Afghan suicide bomb attack |
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| A British national was killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office said. | |
| The truck bomb killed at least seven people at a Nato supplier's compound in Kabul in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | |
| The British victim was reportedly a 41-year-old security contractor, one of five who were killed in the blast. | The British victim was reportedly a 41-year-old security contractor, one of five who were killed in the blast. |
| Two truck drivers waiting to enter the compound were also killed along with the bomber, according to Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, the head of Kabul provincial police. | Two truck drivers waiting to enter the compound were also killed along with the bomber, according to Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, the head of Kabul provincial police. |
| The bomber drove a small truck to the logistics centre - which is used to supply Nato troops - and detonated the explosives. | The bomber drove a small truck to the logistics centre - which is used to supply Nato troops - and detonated the explosives. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Afghanistan on Tuesday. | |
| "We are providing consular assistance to his family at this difficult time." | "We are providing consular assistance to his family at this difficult time." |
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