Monday 7 July 2008

Suicide blast at Indian embassy

Jul 7. - A suicide car bomber hit the Indian Embassy in Kabul killing more than 40 people. The bomber struck on a busy market in the Afghan capital. Dozens of people queuing for visas at the Indian embassy were among the casualties.

The gates of the embassy were blown off and the walls and buildings inside were damaged by the force of the blast, said an Indian diplomat who declined to be named.

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