Afghan official condemns "terrorists" who killed innocent civilians in Kabul
- 10 years ago
Security remains on high alert outside a popular restaurant in Kabul.
It was Friday at this Lebanese restaurant where a suicide bomb and gun attack killed at least 21 people, including 13 foreigners.
A spokesman from the Interior Ministry called the assailants terrorists.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SEDIQ SEDIQI, SPOKESMAN FOR THE AFGHAN INTERIOR MINISTRY, SAYING:
"There were three attackers, three terrorists that they attacked one of the restaurant in Kabul, one of them with the suicide bomb and two of them with guns and they opened fire on very innocent and defenseless civilians who were at the restaurant."
The U.S., Britain and Canada each lost two citizens in the attack.
Four United Nations staff members and the International Monetary Fund's top representative in Afghanistan were also killed.
The spokesman said the attack was likely carried out by militants with safe havens in Pakistan.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SEDIQ SEDIQI, SPOKESMAN FOR THE
It was Friday at this Lebanese restaurant where a suicide bomb and gun attack killed at least 21 people, including 13 foreigners.
A spokesman from the Interior Ministry called the assailants terrorists.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SEDIQ SEDIQI, SPOKESMAN FOR THE AFGHAN INTERIOR MINISTRY, SAYING:
"There were three attackers, three terrorists that they attacked one of the restaurant in Kabul, one of them with the suicide bomb and two of them with guns and they opened fire on very innocent and defenseless civilians who were at the restaurant."
The U.S., Britain and Canada each lost two citizens in the attack.
Four United Nations staff members and the International Monetary Fund's top representative in Afghanistan were also killed.
The spokesman said the attack was likely carried out by militants with safe havens in Pakistan.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SEDIQ SEDIQI, SPOKESMAN FOR THE