(27 Nov 2014) A suicide bomber attacked a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, killing at least five Afghan civilians and wounding more than 30 others, officials said.
An embassy spokesman confirmed the attack and said some people in the vehicle were wounded, without providing further details. He added that the vehicle was not carrying any British diplomats.
The administrative head of Kabul hospitals said that at least five Afghan civilians were killed and up to 34 wounded.
An Afghan Public Health Ministry spokesman said the wounded included five children.
Ahmad Khan, an eyewitness, said he and other locals who were at the scene put the victims into cars and sent them to hospital.
The attack took place in the east of the city, shaking parts of Kabul and sending a huge plume of dust and smoke into the air.
Deputy Interior Minister General Mohammad Ayub Salangi said foreign vehicles were targeted by a suicide attacker on a motorcycle.
Earlier, a local police officer said the attacker was in a car packed with explosives.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a brief statement.
The area of the blast in eastern Kabul has many foreign compounds and international military installations.
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