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A British national was killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office said. | 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 amid a gunfight at a Nato supplier's compound in the capital, 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 the head of Kabul provincial police, Mohammad Ayoub Salangi. | |
The bomber, believed to be a Taliban militant, drove a small truck to the logistics centre, 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. We are providing consular assistance to his family at this difficult time." | |
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