Suicide Bomber Kills Four In Afghan Blast
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Mark Langford, Sky News Online
At least four civilians have been killed by a suicide car bomber outside a hotel used by foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Reports said at least 30 people were also injured in the blast outside the gate to the Heetal Hotel in the upmarket Wazir Akbar Khan district.
The fortified hotel was damaged, but not as heavily as nearby houses in the district, which is home to government officials, international organisations and diplomatic residences.
Windows were blown out and parts of a roof had collapsed.
The blast damaged the Heetal Hotel, which locals said is owned by the son of Burhanuddin Rabbani, who served as president of Afghanistan between 1992 and 1996.
The blast took place as president Hamid Karzai was expected to attend an anti-corruption conference in another part of the Afghan capital.
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