Sep 8, 2012

Suicide Bombing Near NATO Headquarters, 6 people killed




Suicide bomb blast occurred near the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan. The blast killed six civilians, including children. There were no casualties from NATO troops were reported killed.

The blast echoed to the diplomatic area of Kabul, the central location of embassies of western countries. The blast came ahead of noon, Saturday, September 8, 2012.

NATO claimed no fatalities or injuries in the blast at the base which occurred about 200 meters from the headquarters that.

Afghan Interior Ministry suspected suicide bomb attack was carried Haqqoni network. Therefore, the blast came a day after the United States declared the group a terrorist organization.

In response, Haqqoni threatened revenge attacks against America. Afghan security authorities launched, in addition to six people dead, the blast left five people injured, there are also children.

The streets were crowded with citizens is often back and forth. There were merchants, beggars, and strangers in and out. Kabul Deputy Police Chief, David Ameen, said the suicide bomber is suspected of a teenager. "From the signs, new players got older," he said as reported by the LATimes.

Taliban spokesman, Zaibullah Mujahid, via email circumstances AP reporter said the bomb brought an approximately 28-year-old militant from Logar province, south of Kabul.

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