Six U.N. staffers among those killed in Kabul attack

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I am donning my tin foil hat, because I have a gut feeling about the recent news coming out of Afghanistan. It would involve our esteemed ex VP. Talk me down, as Rachel would say.

"KABUL - Gunmen with automatic weapons and suicide vests stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 10 people including six U.N. staff, officials said. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility, saying it was meant as an assault on the upcoming presidential election.

Heavy gunfire reverberated through the streets shortly after dawn and a large plume of smoke rose over the city following the attack on the hostel in the Shar-e-Naw district. Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahman said seven people were killed, including some attackers.

U.N. spokesman Adrian Edwards confirmed that six U.N. staff were among the dead. He said 20 U.N. staff were living at the guest house, some of them known to be registered there but he was unsure whether all were there at the time of the attack.

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reported hearing grenades and gunfire. He said the attack began at 6:05 a.m. local time in an area close to the presidential palace and many guest houses used by diplomats..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33501858/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

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1. Yah, my Greek friend in Kabul plans to stay in for the day.

Yes, I make her report in when anything explodes large enough to hit US news.