Suicide attack in capital of Afghanistan

A suicide car bomber struck central Kabul on Tuesday, killing 8 and wounding 40 others.

The mid-morning blast damaged a hotel in Kabul's Wazir Akbar Khan district, where a number of embassies and foreign offices are located. Most of the victims are civilians.

The hotel, Heetal, is owned by the son of Burhanuddin Rabbani, who served as president of Afghanistan from 1992 until 1996.

In addition to the hotel, several homes were damaged and windows shattered in other buildings in the neighborhood.

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