Tehran (Iran), September 6: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday strongly condemned a deadly blast outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
Sympathizing in a message with the Russian government and the families of the terror attack's victims, Nasser Kanaani called on Afghan officials to implement more serious measures to ensure the security of the embassies and diplomatic missions in the country.
Two employees of the Russian Embassy as well as some Afghan citizens were killed as an unknown militant set off an explosive device near the diplomatic mission on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The explosion occurred at 10:50 a.m. local time (0620 GMT) in the immediate vicinity of the entrance to the consular section of the Russian Embassy, the Russian ministry said in a statement.
Source: Xinhua
