An early morning suicide bomb attack in Kabul on Monday killed 12 Nepalis. They were working as security guards at Canadian embassy in Kabul.
Prime Minister K P Oli has condemned the Taliban terrorist attack in Kabul early on Monday morning that killed 14 security guards, 12 Nepalis and two Indians, and offered condolences to the families of the deceased.
A lone suicide bomber walked up to a bus carrying the Nepalis and Afghans who worked at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul, detonating himself. Four other Nepalis and five Afghans were injured.
‘The government strongly condemns the bombing incident and wishes for speedy recovery of the injured,’ PM Oli tweeted.
The Taliban took responsibility for the suicide bombing that took place at 5.40 AM, the worst since an attack by Islamists in Iraq in 2004 in which 12 Nepali hostages were shot dead. Widespread communal riots broke out in Kathmandu after international tv channels showed footage of the shootings.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Kathmandu said its embassy in Islamabad was trying to ascertain the names of the deceased. Ambassador Tirtha Aryal has left Islamabad for Kabul.
