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| Suicide bomber hits Kabul restaurant | Suicide bomber hits Kabul restaurant |
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| A restaurant popular with foreigners has been attacked by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital, police say. | A restaurant popular with foreigners has been attacked by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital, police say. |
| The blast occurred close to a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul's Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood. Gunfire was heard coming from the scene soon afterwards. | The blast occurred close to a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul's Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood. Gunfire was heard coming from the scene soon afterwards. |
| The area is home to a number of foreign organisations. The embassies of Canada, Norway and Tajikistan are said to be on the same street as the restaurant. | The area is home to a number of foreign organisations. The embassies of Canada, Norway and Tajikistan are said to be on the same street as the restaurant. |
| There are reports of a number of dead and wounded. | |
| The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and said it had been deliberately targeting foreign officials. | |
| The restaurant was named as the Taverna du Liban by the AFP news agency. | The restaurant was named as the Taverna du Liban by the AFP news agency. |
| It is said to be a regular eating place for diplomats, aid workers and Afghans and would have been busy with customers on a Friday evening. | It is said to be a regular eating place for diplomats, aid workers and Afghans and would have been busy with customers on a Friday evening. |
| Witnesses said a single loud blast was heard followed by about 20 minutes of gunfire. | |
| Security forces were quickly on the scene, and the area was cordoned off. | |
| "There are fears of casualties but we can't say anything now because our assessment team is at the scene," Deputy Interior Minister Ayoub Salangi said. | |
| "There were a number of people wounded, including drivers and people waiting outside and in neighbouring houses," he added. |