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Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack at Russian embassy in Kabul

A boy who was wounded after a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy is treated at a hospital in Kabul [Ali Khara/Reuters]

At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul, the Russian foreign ministry and Afghan officials have said following the rare attack on a foreign diplomatic mission in the Afghan capital.

The dead include two employees of the embassy, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that an “unknown militant” set off an explosive device near the entrance to the consular section of the embassy at 10:50am (06:20 GMT).

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