This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25788623
The article has changed 11 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 1 | Version 2 |
---|---|
British nationals die in Kabul blast | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
British nationals were among 21 people killed in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | |
Two Britons died in the attack, which happened at a venue in the Afghan capital on Friday, officials say. | |
There were eight Afghans and 13 foreign victims in the blast in the city's Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood - the UN said four of its staff were killed. | |
Wabel Abdallah, the head of the IMF's Afghanistan office, was among the dead. | |
'Horrific attack' | |
The area is home to a number of foreign embassies and organisations. | The area is home to a number of foreign embassies and organisations. |
A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed the deaths and said it was ready to provide consular assistance to the families of the deceased. | |
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned "in the strongest terms the horrific attack", his spokesman said. | |
"Such targeted attacks against civilians are completely unacceptable and are in flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. They must stop immediately," Mr Ban was quoted as saying. | |
The attack happened on a Friday evening when the Taverna du Liban restaurant would have been busy with diners. | The attack happened on a Friday evening when the Taverna du Liban restaurant would have been busy with diners. |
The suicide attacker detonated his explosives outside the gate of the heavily-fortified restaurant, the Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said. | The suicide attacker detonated his explosives outside the gate of the heavily-fortified restaurant, the Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said. |
Two gunmen then entered the restaurant and started "indiscriminately killing" people inside. | Two gunmen then entered the restaurant and started "indiscriminately killing" people inside. |
Mr Salangi said four women were among the dead. | Mr Salangi said four women were among the dead. |
The attackers were eventually shot dead by the security forces when they arrived at the scene. | The attackers were eventually shot dead by the security forces when they arrived at the scene. |
The BBC's Mahfouz Zubaide heard the blast and gunfire from at least two kilometres away. He said the gunfire went on sporadically for about 10 minutes. | The BBC's Mahfouz Zubaide heard the blast and gunfire from at least two kilometres away. He said the gunfire went on sporadically for about 10 minutes. |
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had been deliberately targeting foreign officials. | The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had been deliberately targeting foreign officials. |