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At Least Five Killed, 30 Injured in Afghanistan Attack on British Embassy Vehicle

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Getty 112714 AfghanAttack?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1417096611719Photo by Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — At least five people were killed and 30 injured in an attack on a British Embassy vehicle in Kabul on Thursday.

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Philip Hammon confirmed the attack, announcing the death of a British national civilian security team member and an Afghan national working for the Embassy. A second British member of the security team was injured in the attack.

“I condemn this appalling attack on innocent civilians supporting our diplomatic activity,” Hammond said. “This outrage brings home to us once again the courage and perseverance of the people of Afghanistan and members of the international community who support them, who have lived together through decades of conflict.”

BBC News reports that three other Afghans were killed and at least 30 more were injured in the attack.

“We will not allow such inhumanity to deter us from continuing our partnership with the Government of Afghanistan,” Hammond vowed. “I have nothing but admiration for the staff of the Embassy, British and Afghan, who work at great personal risk to help build a better future for Afghanistan.”





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