Friday, 17 January 2014

Bomb Blast leaves 14 dead in Kabul, Afghanistan

14 persons including a foreigners and four women  have been confirmed dead in a deadly bomb blast at the centre of Kabul on Friday evening.

Deputy Interior Minister Mohammed Ayoub Salangi said, "the suicide attacker's bomb exploded at the restaurant's gate about 7:30 p.m". Two armed men then entered the restaurant and started shooting

The Afghan security forces responded and shot the gunmen. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Friday's attack
 
Four U.N. staff members were unaccounted for overnight Friday, according to Nazifullah Salarzai, spokesman for the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

The United Nations has not released their identities.

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