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SLUG: 2-310134 Afghanistan/Blast Update (S-O)
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DATE=11/22/03 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=AFGHANISTAN/BLAST UPDATE (S-ONLY) NUMBER=2-310134 BYLINE=MICHAEL KITCHEN DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: In Afghanistan, police are investigating an explosion that rocked a luxury hotel in the capital, Kabul, Saturday evening. V-O-A's Michael Kitchen reports from neighboring Pakistan that the blast caused only minor damage and no casualties. TEXT: Afghan authorities and international peacekeepers say the explosion occurred in a garden, about 20 meters from Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel. One Afghan official says the blast shattered windows, but caused no other damage to the building. A nearby wall was also reported damaged. Police are investigating the incident, which they say may be linked to an anti-government insurgency, authorities say is led by remnants of the country's former Taleban rulers. /// OPT /// Conflicting accounts attributed the explosion to either a rocket or a planted bomb. /// END ACT /// The Intercontinental, one of Kabul's most expensive hotels, is located within a guarded compound and is popular with foreign visitors. (SIGNED) NEB/MK/TW/MEM |
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