Kabul suicide attack on UK diplomats leaves six dead
November 27, 2014 23:15
At least six people including a British citizen were killed when the Taliban launched a devastating suicide attack on a British diplomatic convoy on the outskirts of Kabul.
The convoy was travelling on the road between Jalalabad and Kabul about three miles (4km) east of the heavily fortified British embassy -- when a suicide bomber struck.
The bombers Toyota Corolla vehicle exploded -- hurling a British embassy SUV across the road and blowing off its roof.
Debris was flung across a packed area including a crowded mosque.
Later on Thursday there was a second explosion in Kabul and reports of gunfire.
A military commander told Reuters that a car bomb targeted a guesthouse for foreigners in the Wazir Akbar Khan area, where many embassies and international organisations are located.
The Taliban claimed responsibility.