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Attack on British Council compound in Kabul kills nine

  • 19.08.2011
  • By Quentin Sommerville - bbc.co.uk
Kabul

Gunmen have stormed the British Council office in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least nine people and taking over the compound for hours.

A suicide car bomb destroyed the compound wall and a number of heavily armed men forced their way inside.

After several hours of gunfire and blasts, the UK's...

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