A bombing hit a few hours ago in Kabul not far from us and has shut down all travel. As usual, the early accounts are confusing; maybe it was a suicide bomber, maybe the bomber opened fire with a hand gun before the explosion, maybe there were two explosions, maybe just one.... Already both the Taliban and the Haqqani network, an insurgent -cum- criminal gang, have claimed responsibility. The attack was at a grocery store called "Finest." Finest has a branch on the embassy compound, in fact, though we never shop there because it's very expensive, plus we don't really need anything. But foreigners and wealthier Afghans are the clientele, so pretty clearly that's what the attack was aimed at. The British Embassy is pretty close to this store.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE70R1WA20110128?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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