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Suicide Blast in Afghanistan Indian embassy left 40 dead

A suicide bomb attack at the gate of Indian embassy left 40 people dead and more than 140 injured in the capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul. The suicide bomber rammed an explosive filled car into the gate of Indian embassy resulting in a high intensity explosion which caused death of 40 people including 4 Indians.

The attack was so powerful that the windowpanes of the shops located several hundred kilometers were damaged. Considered to be the work of Taliban, which do not want normalcy to return to Afghanistan, it was a third major attack in last three months. Earlier on June 1, a remote controlled bomb blew up the van carrying the Afghan army personnel and on April 27, president Hamid Karzai was targeted.

India strongly condemn the attack on its embassy and a high level meeting has been called to discuss the issue. The Indian officials are constantly in touch with their counterparts in Afghanistan and the details of the Indians killed/injured in the blast are being ascertained.