Published 2 years ago

Suicide Bomber Sets Off Fatal Blast Outside Russia's Kabul Embassy

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A suicide bomber set off a large explosion outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on September 5. The Reuters news agency said two people had been killed and 11 injured in the blast after the suicide attacker detonated his explosives when he was fired upon by guards. Russia is one of the few countries to have maintained an embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over the country more than a year ago.

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Times of India

Blast outside Russian Embassy in Kabul kills 2 embassy staff

Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti said an explosion went off outside the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. The agency, citing unnamed sources, says the blast occurred on Monday when a Russian diplomat came out to people waiting outside to call out the names of the candidates for a visa. The report said there were between 15 to 20 casualties, but did not differentiate between dead and wounded. The agency didn't clarify wheth…

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BBC News

Russian embassy staff killed in Kabul bombing

A suicide bomber was shot dead by guards as he approached the embassy gates, officials say.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Powerful Explosion Heard Near Russian Embassy in Kabul, Casualties Feared

The blast reportedly took place outside the embassy gates where Afghans were waiting for visas

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Two Russians among those killed in suicide attack near Kabul embassy

Moscow says two embassy staff killed and several people injured, as Afghan official says attacker was shot deadA suicide bomber struck near the Russian embassy in Kabul, killing two staff from the diplomatic mission and wounding several other people, the foreign ministry in Moscow has said.In the first attack targeting a foreign mission since the Taliban seized power in August last year, the bomber struck on Monday near the entrance of the embas…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Suicide attack at Russia embassy in Kabul kills 2 diplomats

A suicide bombing outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed two members of the embassy staff and at least one civilian in what Moscow denounced as an “unacceptable terrorist act.”

2 years ago·India

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