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2008-07-07 Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 41 at Indian embassy in Kabul, 141 injured

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Posted by john frum 2008-07-07 08:43|| 2008-07-07 08:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Four Indians among forty-one people were killed in a suicide blast near the Indian embassy in Kabul on Monday.

The suicide bomber exploded two embassy vehicles as they were entering the premises, sources said, the intensity of the blast blowing off the gates of the embassy. Some buildings inside were also damaged in the blast.

Four Indian nationals were killed the suicide attack, Indian Ambassador Jayan Prasad said.

Defence Attache Brigadier R D Mehta and Counsellor Venkateswara Rao were killed when the suicide bomber targeted the embassy early on Monday morning, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters in Delhi.

The two other two Indians killed in the attack were identified as Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel Ajai Rathore and Roop Singh.

A fifth employee of the Indian Embassy Niamutullah, killed in the blast, was a local Afghan.

Posted by john frum 2008-07-07 08:45|| 2008-07-07 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 President Hamid Karzai condemned the bombing and said it was carried out by militants trying to rupture the friendship between Afghanistan and India.

The Interior Ministry, meanwhile, hinted that the attack was carried out with help from Pakistan's intelligence service, saying that "terrorists have carried out this attack in coordination and consultation with some of the active intelligence circles in the region."

In Delhi, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said the attack would not deter the mission from "fulfilling our commitments to the government and people of Afghanistan."

Posted by john frum 2008-07-07 08:53|| 2008-07-07 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 It's July 7th - Total US military deaths in Iraq this month - 1, from non-combat causes. Ergo -(love using "ergo") total US military combat deaths in Iraq this month equal those in Germany and Japan combined.

Just sayin.

Posted by Fester Uleth5754 2008-07-07 10:10|| 2008-07-07 10:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Yikes. Sounds like the Indian-Pakistani proxy war is in full roar now.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-07-07 10:14|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-07 10:14|| Front Page Top

Indian embassy staff remove the body of a victim from car wreckage

Posted by john frum 2008-07-07 11:43|| 2008-07-07 11:43|| Front Page Top

#7 ISI going crazy eddie?

Posted by 3dc 2008-07-07 12:05|| 2008-07-07 12:05|| Front Page Top

#8 Human crazy eddie or motie crazy eddie?

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-07-07 14:44|| 2008-07-07 14:44|| Front Page Top

#9 RE: ISI, taliban, al-Qaeda

God Damn their eyes...

Posted by RD">RD 2008-07-07 15:38|| 2008-07-07 15:38|| Front Page Top

#10 #8 Human crazy eddie or motie crazy eddie?
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman
Sounds more like islamic crazy eddie, AS.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-07-07 16:05|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-07-07 16:05|| Front Page Top

#11 mottie, islam - 1/2 dozen or 6

Posted by 3dc 2008-07-07 18:32|| 2008-07-07 18:32|| Front Page Top

#12 Killing people from India, in Afghanistan. Hmm.

Cuo bono?

Pakis/ISI. Pretty simple.

Savages. We must seriously plan how to force supplies through a HOSTILE Pakiland - because sooner or later we will have to fight them if they continue on this path of Islamofascist meddling in the region.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-07 20:01|| 2008-07-07 20:01|| Front Page Top

#13 This is sorta like the Shah of Khwarezmia who refused to make repayments for the looting of a Mongol caravan and murder of its members. Genghis Khan then sent again a second group of ambassadors to meet the Shah himself. The Shah had all the men shaved and all but one beheaded. It's not wise to piss off people known not to avoid a fight. Let's say, it didn't end well for the Shah or what remained of the population of Khwarezmia.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-07-07 20:16|| 2008-07-07 20:16|| Front Page Top

#14 motie crazy eddie?

one of my favorite books...

Posted by Abu do you love 2008-07-07 21:16|| 2008-07-07 21:16|| Front Page Top

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