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Afghan capital hit by suicide bomb

Article published on the 2009-12-15 Latest update 2009-12-15 14:57 TU

In Kabul, Afghan forces inspect the side of a bomb blast,15 December 2009
(Photo: reuters)

At least eight people have died and 40 have been wounded by a suicide attack in Kabul on Tuesday. The explosion occurred near a foreign guest house at around 6:00 GMT.

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“Eight people have been killed," Interior Ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashary told the AFP news agency. "It was a suicide bombing.”

Sixteen wounded - men, women and children - were taken to a military hospital, while four others are being treated at a civilian hospital.

The explosion happened in Wazir Akbar Khan, a district with a number of embassies, non-governmental organisations and where many Afghan officials reside.

President Hamid Karzai said, “There was an explosion in Wazir Akbar Khan near a foreign guest house, which was also close to my former First Vice President’s house. Two of his bodyguards have been martyred.”