Kabul bomb embassy car left one British citizen among the dead. A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle that was filled with explosives into a UK embassy vehicle in the capital of Afghanistan capital today.
The officials who investigated the incident have determined that the Toyota Corolla that the bomber used threw the embassy's armored car onto its side just on the highway that connected Kabul to Jalalabad.
At least five people were killed in the Kabul bomb embassy car attack, while more than 30 were wounded.
The British man who died was actually a security guard who worked for G4S, a private security firm, which, in turn, is believed to be the world's biggest security provider. An Afghan citizen who was employed by the British embassy was also killed in the attack. Another Briton was also among the injured.
Multiple reports have stated that the Taliban has already claimed responsibility for the recent Kabul bomb embassy car incident.
Philip Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, stated that he condemned the "appalling attack on innocent civilians supporting our diplomatic activity." Only hours after the Kabul bomb embassy car attack, several Taliban fighters staged yet another attack on the Wazir Akbar Khan district.
This specific district contains various foreign embassies and compounds that house numerous international agencies. According to those who got to witness the incident unscathed, there were multiple explosions involved.
After long years of conflict, Kabul remains to be a city where militants can strike without any form of warning. Plus, as the Police Chief of Kabul has conceded, suicide bombings can also suddenly occur without any prior warning, just like the twin blasts that happened today.
The officials have confirmed that the Kabul bomb embassy car attack occurred shortly after 10:20 a.m. local time. Mahbobullah Anwari, a 16-year-old witness, described the incident, "I saw a Corolla car driven at high speed hit a car bearing a diplomatic registration plate." Anwari worked at an Afghan bakery that was only 100 meters from where the blast occurred.
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