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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.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 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 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 the head of Kabul provincial police, Mohammad Ayoub Salangi.
The bomber drove a small truck to the logistics centre - which is used to supply Nato troops - and detonated the explosives. 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 on Tuesday. 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."
"We are providing consular assistance to his family at this difficult time."
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