Moscow strongly condemns the terrorist attack near the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
"Undoubtedly, we are talking about a terrorist act, which is absolutely unacceptable in general. We strongly condemn such acts of terrorism," the Kremlin spokesperson said.
"Of course, the main thing to do now is to get information from the ground about what happened to our representatives and diplomats," Peskov said. He added that "the information will now be clarified."
At 10:50 Kabul time, a suicide bomber detonated an explosion near the entrance to the consular section of the Russian embassy, the Russian foreign ministry said. According to Al-Jazeera TV, citing an Afghan law enforcement source, at least eight people were killed and 15 others were injured. The Russian foreign ministry reported that two employees of the Russian diplomatic mission were killed, and there were also injured Afghan citizens.
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Based on materials from TASS