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Taliban attack near Spanish embassy in Afghanistan kills 7

12 December 2015 14:05 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. At least seven people have been killed in a Taliban attack near the Spanish embassy in the capital, Kabul, the government said, ABC News reported.

Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, said on Saturday that four Afghan police officers and two others, including a foreigner, were killed in the attack. The Spanish Interior Ministry later announced that a Spanish policeman had been killed and a second Spanish officer had later died from injuries sustained in the battle, bringing the total death toll up to seven.

Seven civilians and two policemen were wounded, Sediqqi said. Twelve foreign citizens were rescued by Afghan forces during the operation, he added.

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack in an email sent to media outlets.