The explosion in Kabul was carried out by a suicide bomber, according to Arabic TV channel Al Arabiya.
A bomb exploded near the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday morning, killing at least two people, officials said.
The Russian flag flies at the embassy's compound in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2021. A powerful explosion was reported near the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday morning, local media reported."As a result of the attack, two employees of the diplomatic mission were killed, and there are also victims among Afghan citizens," the ministry said.
Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for Kabul police, said guards were able to stop the attacker before he reached the embassy gates. "A set of measures was immediately taken to strengthen the protection of the outer perimeter," Lavrov said.
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