Kabul: At least six medicinal student were killed and 23 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up when they were eating lunch at a military hospital in Kabul on Saturday.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was targeting foreign trainers and Afghan doctors who work with them.
He claimed two bombers took part while Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammed Zaher Azimi spokesman said only one attacker was involved .
A Nato military official said no casualties were reported among the group of international trainers who assist at the hospital. The official could not be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
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