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KABUL: A huge explosion occurred outside Indian embassy here in Kabul early on Thursday morning, which killed four people and left many others injured, Geo news quoted Indian media as saying.

According to sources, a huge explosion took place outside Indian embassy, which killed four people and injured scores others while the nationality of the victims has yet to be ascertained as the entire area is grappled with thick smoke.

The explosion occurred at 7:30am Thursday, witnesses said, adding, more causalities have been feared by officials.

Rescue efforts are underway, sources added.


Four killed in blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul
 
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I see many people happy and smiling here. Come one blurt it out dear alls.
 
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Blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul, 8 dead
Updated at: 1138 PST, Thursday, October 08, 2009


KABUL: A huge explosion occurred outside Indian embassy nearing interior ministry office here in Kabul early on Thursday morning, which reportedly killed eight people and left many others injured, Geo news quoted Arab media as saying.

According to media sources, a huge explosion took place outside Indian embassy located close to Afghan interior ministry office, which killed at least eight people and injured scores others.

The nationality of the victims has yet to be ascertained as the entire area is grappled with thick smoke, witnesses said

The explosion occurred at 8:30am on Thursday in the heart of the city, a place with the security of the highest standards, witnesses claimed, adding, more causalities have been feared by officials.

An Afghan police official is also among dead and a few more sustained injuries, claimed police officer, saying, rescue efforts are underway.

It is pertinent to mention that this is the fourth among the strings of explosions in Kabul since August this year.

Blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul, 8 dead - GEO.tv
 
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Repeated thread(in the same section)
 
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Condolences to all the innocent people lost.
I hope GOI will not take refuge in blame game this time.
 
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Condolences to all the innocent people lost.
I hope GOI will not take refuge in blame game this time.

Blame Game....do you think....Indian Embassy people conducted this blast for fun.....friends don't go blowing up each other's embassy....its some enemy.....soon you will know.

Why get defensive in advance....."Hmm...Chor Ki Dadhi main Tinka":rofl:
 
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Blame Game....do you think....Indian Embassy people conducted this blast for fun.....friends don't go blowing up each other's embassy....its some enemy.....soon you will know.

Why get defensive in advance....."Hmm...Chor Ki Dadhi main Tinka":rofl:

Well it's the other way round. The indian attitude has become so predictable that it is not difficult to speculate. Anything happens to indians they find an easy scape goat.


As a side not, what is so funny in that unfortunate incident?
 
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Condolences to all the innocent people lost.
I hope GOI will not take refuge in blame game this time.

This is not blame "game".

Those responsible will be blamed.

PS: Pakistan itself has admitted that the preperators of 26/11 are pakistanis and the planning was done in Pakistan.

So the blame that you thought was a game...is not a game...and is accepted by Pakistan itself.
 
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This is not blame "game".

Those responsible will be blamed.

PS: Pakistan itself has admitted that the preperators of 26/11 are pakistanis and the planning was done in Pakistan.

So the blame that you thought was a game...is not a game...and is accepted by Pakistan itself.

1. Cultivation
2. Terrorism
3. Rejection
4. Acceptance
5. Indifference

Shameless.
 
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Moronic Suicide Bomber exploded the bomb before the car entered India Embassy Compound......and innocent Afghans got killed.......:eek:
 
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12 killed , 83 hurt in blast outside Indian Embassy in Kabul

A suicide bomber on Thursday blew up his car outside the compound of the Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital killing at least 12 people and leaving 83 wounded, including three ITBP jawans, in a fiery blast that had all the hallmarks of Taliban.

The powerful blast blew up the mission watch tower, destroyed vehicles and left a trail of death and destruction with Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad saying, "Indian Embassy was the target."

"A suicide car bomb took place near the Indian Embassy in which 12 people were killed and 83 wounded. Most of the wounded are civilians," Interior Ministry spokesman Zemaral Bashry said.

The Indian Ambassador said, "We have confirmed reports of nine killed, four critically injured and 12 others severely wounded. The toll may go up."

But the suicide bomber failed to breach the Embassy's security perimeter and Prasad said, "no mission staff or Indian had been killed in the attack."

Three ITBP jawans guarding the barricaded Embassy compound received minor injuries in the blast which occurred at 0827 local time (0927 IST), Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in New Delhi.

This was the second attack on the Indian mission here as last year a suicide car bomber had rammed the front wall of the Indian Embassy, killing 60 people in the strike blamed on Taliban militants linked to Pakistan's intelligence service ISI.

Rao said the security measures for the personnel and the mission taken after the 2008 attack have "worked effectively and have been able to prevent" what could have been a bigger tragedy today.

After the July 7, 2008 attack, Indian authorities had erected a huge wall of concrete around the embassy to secure the mission which was almost destroyed in that blast.

India has also acquired several bullet proof vehicles for the embassy personnel. In the 2008 attack, IFS officer V V Rao and defence attache R D Mehta were killed while they were entering the embassy in their vehicles.

Rao also asserted that India would take "whatever measures needed to safeguard security of our personnel and our interests in Afghanistan."

Indian Express
 
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Kabul bombing: several dead as Indian Embassy is targeted - Telegraph
Witnesses said a Toyota 4x4 packed with explosives detonated as people went to work in one of the most heavily secured regions of the city centre.
Following the blast at around 8.30am (4.30 GMT) a shattered bus and several vehicles could be seen nearby and a block of shops opposite was totally destroyed.
Windows were shattered hundreds of metres away.
Ahmad Jan Kurami, 34, who was nearby at the time of the blast said he has seen at least three lifeless bodies being dragged from a car.
He said: “There was dust everywhere, I couldn’t see anything at first.”
The Indian embassy was devastated in a suicide bombing allegedly linked to the Pakistani intelligence services in July 2008 with more than 50 people killed.
Since then the road to the embassy has been closed to most traffic and the embassy has been shrouded in blast walls.
The blast defences were badly damaged in the explosion, though it was not clear if anyone inside the embassy had been injured.
A neighbouring street also houses a government passport office and the houses of several prominent politicians, including Syed Ishaq Gailani, MP for Paktika province.
Mr Gailani told the Daily Telegraph: “I don’t know whether I was the target, or the passport office or the embassy.”
The area of the blast contained many small shops photocopying documents and taking photos of people waiting for visas.
The attack came just hours after India’s foreign secretary reaffirmed New Delhi’s commitment to supporting the Afghan government through a $1.2 billion aid programme.
India is a significant aid donor to Afghanistan and has played a key role in building roads in remote provinces, installing telecommunications systems, schools, hospitals and a dam project close to Herat.
But its increasing involvement has brought fierce criticism from Pakistan, which jealously guards its influence in Afghanistan as part of its 'strategic depth.’ It believes India’s increased number of consulates throughout the country are part of a plot to destabilise its own restive Balochistan province.
Senior American officials have recently echoed Pakistan’s concerns about Indian involvement and said it could “exacerbate regional tensions.”
“Indian political and economic influence is increasing in Afghanistan, including significant development efforts and financial investment.
In addition, the current Afghan government is perceived by Islamabad to be pro-Indian. While Indian activities largely benefit the Afghan people, increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan is likely to exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani countermeasures in Afghanistan or India,” General Stanley McChrystal said last month.
India however has rejected the criticism and reaffirmed its commitment to playing a role in the country’s development. “India has already made up its mind – invest and endure, because we believe in the cause of peace, democracy and development in Afghanistan,” its foreign secretary Ms Nirupama Rao told a seminar on Wednesday.


Kabul bombing: several dead as Indian Embassy is targeted - Telegraph
 
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KABUL: A suicide bomber on Thursday blew up his car outside the compound of the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital killing at least 12 people and Afghan securitymen at the site of an explosion near the Indian embassy in Kabul
leaving 83 wounded, including three ITBP jawans, in a fiery blast that had all the hallmarks of Taliban. ( Watch Video )

The powerful blast blew up the mission watch tower, destroyed vehicles and left a trail of death and destruction with Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad saying, "Indian embassy was the target."

"A suicide car bomb took place near the Indian embassy in which 12 people were killed and 83 wounded. Most of the wounded are civilians," interior ministry spokesman Zemaral Bashry said. ( Watch Video )

The Indian ambassador said, "we have confirmed reports of nine killed, four critically injured and 12 others severely wounded. The toll may go up."

But the suicide bomber failed to breach the embassy's security perimeter and Prasad said, "no mission staff or Indian had been killed in the attack."

Three ITBP jawans guarding the barricaded embassy compound received minor injuries in the blast which occurred at 0827 local time (0927 IST), foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said in New Delhi. ( Watch Video )

This was the second attack on the Indian mission here as last year a suicide car bomber had rammed the front wall of the Indian embassy, killing 60 people in the strike blamed on Taliban militants linked to Pakistan's intelligence service ISI.

Nirupama Rao said the security measures for the personnel and the mission taken after the 2008 attack have "worked effectively and have been able to prevent" what could have been a bigger tragedy today.

After the July 7, 2008 attack, Indian authorities had erected a huge wall of concrete around the embassy to secure the mission which was almost destroyed in that blast.

India has also acquired several bullet proof vehicles for the embassy personnel.In the 2008 attack, IFS officer V V Rao and defence attache R D Mehta were killed while they were entering the embassy in their vehicles.

Rao also asserted that India will take "whatever measures needed to safeguard security of our personnel and our interests in Afghanistan."

The Afghan capital has been hit numerous times in recent months by suicide bombers and roadside bombs. The attacks usually target international military forces or government installations, but Afghan businesses and civilians are also often killed or injured.

In the most recent attack in mid-September, a suicide car bomber rammed into an Italian military convoy on a road leading to the airport. That blast killed six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians.

This year has also been the deadliest for Western troops in the country.

The mounting violence comes at a time US President Barack Obama is considering whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan as requested by his top commander there, General Stanley McChrystal.

There are now more than 100,000 Western troops serving in Afghanistan, two-thirds of them American.


What do those bloody talib want ?
 
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