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India condemns bombing
07/07/2008 19:36 - (SA)
New Delhi - The Indian government strongly condemned Monday's suicide bomb attack against its embassy in the Afghan capital which killed 41 people, including at least four Indian embassy staff.
"I am horrified to know of the death of our personnel in the dastardly terrorist attack on our embassy in Kabul," Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was attending a G8 summit in Japan, said.
"The loss of these precious Indian and Afghan lives in the service of their country must be condemned in the strongest terms possible.
"Those responsible, directly or indirectly, for this terrorist attack and for making this possible are no better than the worst criminals."
The Indian embassy's military attaché and a political counsellor were killed along with two Indian guards in the attack.
An Afghan embassy staff member was also among the dead, said Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who called an emergency meeting of defence, foreign and home ministry officials to discuss the security situation.
The Indian government, a key backer of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has vowed to continue with its development commitments in Afghanistan.
"Such acts of terror will not deter us from fulfilling our commitments to the government and people of Afghanistan," the government said.
At least 41 people were killed and more than 140 others wounded when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-filled car into the gates of the Indian embassy in Kabul, according to Afghan officials.
- AFP
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