BERLIN (Sputnik) — The statement adds that Gabriel had set up a crisis center in the ministry to monitor the situation.
"Employees of the embassy were also wounded in the explosion. Currently, all employees are safe. The Afghan employee who provided security for the embassy has died. We express our sincere condolences to his relatives," Gabriel said as quoted in a statement.
The statement adds that Gabriel had set up a crisis center in the ministry to monitor the situation.
"I condemn the attack in Kabul, in which dozens of people were injured and killed, in the strongest possible terms… Our thoughts are with the victims’ families and friends. We wish those injured a swift recovery," the foreign minister said.
Gabriel noted that terror attacks would not change the German determination to continue support for the Afghan government in order to stabilize the situation in the country.
#Afghanistan: Massive car explosion on the gate of the Germaan mission in #Kabul. 64 deaths are reported pic.twitter.com/su31VJ2adD
— Dr. Nabeel Alvi (@RphNabeel) 31 мая 2017 г.
Up to 80 people were killed in an explosion and 350 wounded in the Afghan capital of Kabul as the number of casualties continues to rise, local media quoted the Ministry of Public Health as saying Wednesday. The blast rocked Kabul city adding that a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives close to the Zanbaq square in the diplomatic quarter of the city.
Deadly explosion hits #Kabul — Death toll rises to 54, expected to continue rising — Nearly 400 wounded in a Car bomb. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/dToituCwlK
— Habibies (@Habibies) 31 мая 2017 г.
