THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: An Afghan suicide bomber targeting British diplomats killed up to nine people when he blew himself up in a supermarket servicing Kabul's expats in a wealthy district yards from the British embassy.Afghan intelligence officials said four Filipinos and two Afghans were confirmed among the dead when a lone gunman opened fire, threw at least one grenade and then detonated his explosive harness.
Women and a child were among those killed.
The Taliban immediately took responsibility in a text message claiming it had targeted the chief of the Blackwater security contracting firm.
The 2.30pm (10am GMT) blast struck Finest Supermarket in the relatively secure central Wazir Akbar Khan district which is popular with embassies.
The shop is across the road from the fortified British embassy compound and is frequented by expats for its range of Western groceries. Witnesses said the shop was full of foreigners on what is the Afghan weekend.
Mehrab Gol, who sells mobile phone cards outside the shop, said: "The suicide bomber fired first and then threw a grenade and then he blew himself up. >>> Ben Farmer, Islamabad | Friday, January 28, 2011
