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Russia says 2 of its embassy staff were among the killed in Kabul's suicide bombing

by The Kyiv Independent news desk September 5, 2022 3:56 PM 1 min read
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 5 that a suicide bombing outside its embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed two unidentified members of the embassy staff. The Washington Post reported, citing Afghan and Russian officials, that a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing a Russian top diplomat, a Russian security guard, and four Afghans who were likely in the crowd outside the consular office waiting to hear about visas.

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