MOSCOW. Jan 20 (Interfax) - Russian citizen V. Nazarov is among the 20 people killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul on the evening of January 17, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.
The victims of the Friday bomb attack at a Kabul restaurant are foreigners, among them several employees of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
"Russian citizen and UNAMA employee V. Sh. Nazarov is among those killed. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack," Lukashevich said in a statement circulated in Moscow on Saturday.
"Russia strongly denounces this terrorist attack and those standing behind organizing and committing it. Unfortunately, the incident confirms the growing scope of terrorist threats in Afghanistan and requires that the international community should further consolidate its efforts in combating this evil both on the territory of Afghanistan and outside it," Lukashevich said.
He expressed condolences on behalf of the Russian Foreign Ministry to Nazarov's family and beloved ones, as well as to the families of the other victims of the attack, and wished those injured to recover as soon as possible.