Two employees of the Russian embassy were killed in an explosion in Kabul
A security guard and a diplomat died, according to Izvestia, this is the second secretary of the embassy, Mikhail Shakh. The suicide bomber wanted to blow himself up in a crowd of people, he was eliminated by the security forces, as a result, an explosion occurred, the police said
Video
Two employees of the Russian embassy were killed in an explosion in Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
“In the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the consular section of the Russian embassy in Kabul, an unknown militant set off an explosive device. As a result of the attack, two employees of the diplomatic mission were killed, and there are also victims among Afghan citizens, — reported in the department. Source “RIA Novosti” previously stated that a diplomat and one of the guards of the diplomatic mission were killed.
Source of “Izvestia” the Foreign Ministry said that the second secretary of the embassy, Mikhail Shah, had died. The injured guard died in the hospital.
The Foreign Ministry is in contact with the Afghan security services, they are investigating.
The explosion occurred 5 September. The interlocutor of “RIA Novosti” reported that a total of 15–20 people were killed and injured. Al Jazeera on Twitter, citing an Afghan security source, said eight people were killed and 15 injured. Al Arabia reports ten dead.
Read on RBC Pro Pro Dear guests: can foreign tourists save the Turkish economy? : which stocks to include in the oil and gas portfolio Articles Pro The export market in Russia has changed: how to sell goods abroad now Instructions Pro Stocks of the future: how the Lieberman brothers sell shares in their own lives Articles Pro $10 trillion love silence. How the most powerful investment fund in the world works Articles Pro “Without gluten, I became faster and more vigorous”: tennis player Novak Djokovic on diet Before reaching the goal, he was killed by the security forces, at that moment the explosion occurred, TOLO News reports on Twitter.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov called the incident a terrorist attack. “Certainly, we are talking about a terrorist attack. We strongly condemn such terrorist acts. And, of course, now the main thing that needs to be done, — it is to get information from the ground about what happened to our representatives, our diplomats,” — he told reporters.
RBC sent a request to the Russian embassy in Afghanistan.
