Foreigner among 5 killed in Afghan bombing

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AP, Kabul :A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least five people, including a foreigner, Afghan officials said.The nationality of the foreigner could not be immediately confirmed, and the British embassy had no comment.The embassy’s spokesman had earlier confirmed the attack and said some people in the vehicle were wounded, without providing further details. He added that the vehicle was not carrying any British diplomats. He asked that his name not be published in keeping with embassy regulations.Interior Ministry spokesman Seddiq Sediqqi said the foreigner was killed along with four Afghan civilians. Another 33 civilians were wounded, he said. The attack took place in the east of the city, shaking parts of Kabul and sending a huge plume of dust and smoke into the air.

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