Blast At Hotel Complex in Afghan Capital Kills 2

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KABUL, Afghanistan, Rabi Al-Awwal 11, 1432, Feb 14, 2011, SPA -- An explosion rocked a shopping and hotel complex on Monday, killing at least two people, officials said. Col. Baloch Orikhil, the director of criminal investigation for the Kabul police, said initial reports indicate that a suicide bomber detonated a cache of explosives inside the building known as the Safi Landmark. «We have reports that there was a suicide attack _ one person blew himself up _ and other insurgents went into the building,» he said. Zemeri Bashary, a spokesman for the Afghan Minister of Interior, said two guards were killed in the attack. An Associated Press reporter at the scene said the building was surrounded by hundreds of Afghan security forces. The blast destroyed the guarded entrance to the building and blew out windows. --SPA 14:27 LOCAL TIME 11:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/864567

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