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(AP) KABUL, Afghanistan A suicide bomber blew himself up near NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least six people, police said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the target was a U.S. intelligence facility nearby. Jamie Graybeal, a spokesman for the U.S.-led international military alliance, said all coalition compounds in Kabul were currently secure. He said he was not aware of any casualties among members of the coalition. The U.S. and Italian embassies, as well as the Afghan presidential palace, are also located near the site of the blast. More in Afghanistan: The way forward The Afghan Interior 마카오 mgm 카지노 Ministry said six people, all civilians, were killed and five others were wounded. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement emailed to reporters that the bombing was carried out by a 28-year-old militant from Logar province, south of Kabul. But Kabul deputy police chief Daud Amin said eyewitnesses reported seeing a teenage boy, who was about 13 or 14 years old, walking in the area carrying a bag. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi blamed the 11:40 a.m. attack on the Haqqani network, one of the most dangerous militant groups fighting U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. He did not say what he was basing that conclusion on, but the Haqqani group, which is linked to both the Taliban and al Qaeda, has...
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