40 Dead In Indian Embassy Blast In Afghan Capital

Smoke rises after a suicide attack at the Indian embassy
in Kabul July 7, 2008.(Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

From Yahoo News:

KABUL, Afghanistan - A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in the deadliest attack in Afghanistan's capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said.

The massive explosion detonated by a suicide bomber damaged two embassy vehicles entering the compound, near where dozens of Afghan men line up every morning to apply for visas.

The embassy is located on a busy, tree-lined street near Afghanistan's Interior Ministry in the city center. Several nearby shops were damaged or destroyed in the blast, and smoldering ruins covered the street. The explosion rattled much of the Afghan capital.

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More News On the Indian Embassy Bombing in Afghanistan

Suicide attack on Indian embassy kills 41 in Afghanistan -- AFP
Afghan gov't, UN condemn terrorist attack against Indian embassy in Kabul -- China View
Suicide Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Bomb at Indian embassy kills 41 in Afghanistan -- Khaleej Times
Bomb at Indian embassy kills 41 in Afghanistan -- Reuters

My Comment: Today's blast is considered to be the deadliest since the U.S.-led offensive began in Afghanistan on October 2001 and first ever on Indian Embassy abroad. Indian government sources believe that this could be handiwork of Taliban, backed by Pakistan’s intelligence agency.

If Pakistan is involved, this will be a major escalation in the conflict between India and Pakistan. This will be the first time that their conflict is now happening on foreign soil.