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Suicide Bomber Kills 5 Outside Kabul Bank

by Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD --

   A suicide bomber attacked a crowd outside a bank in the Afghan capital
   of Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding nine
   others, a city police spokesman confirmed to VOA.

   The attack occurred at the entrance of a Kabul Bank branch not far from
   the heavily protected U.S. embassy.

   Witnesses said personnel of the Afghan army and other security
   institutions were among the crowd to receive their monthly salaries.

   The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

   The deadly blast occurred as Afghanistan prepares to mark the annual
   festival of Eid.

   On Friday, a bomb attack at a packed Shi'ite mosque in Kabul killed
   more than 40 worshipers, including women and children, and wounded more
   than 100 others.