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Death Toll Rises From Kabul Suicide Bombing; Pentagon Walks Back Second Explosion Claim

Leif Le Mahieu
Death Toll Rises From Kabul Suicide Bombing; Pentagon Walks Back Second Explosion Claim
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The Pentagon confirmed Friday that there was only one bombing attack near the Kabul airport, and not two as they initially claimed. The attack left nearly two hundred people dead, including 13 U.S. servicemen. 

I can confirm for you that we do not believe that there was a second explosion at or near the Baron Hotel, that it was one suicide bomber. We are not sure how that report was provided incorrectly,” said Army Major General William Taylor in a press conference. He pointed to how “very dynamic events” frequently occur in chaotic situations. 

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