Information About Incident 42519-81833-204424 in Karur India

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The Taliban militants on February 26 carried out coordinated suicide attacks at two hotels in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, killing at least nine Indians, including two Major-rank Army officers, reports The Hindu.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Kabul Afghanistan
• Matched District: Karur
• Actgroup: kill
• Actor: The Taliban militants
• Subject: at least nine Indians , including two Major - rank Army officers

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The Taliban militants on February 26 carried out coordinated suicide attacks at two hotels in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, killing at least nine Indians, including two Major-rank Army officers, reports The Hindu. At least 10 others, including five Indian Army officers, were injured in the strike that killed eight others, including locals and nationals from other countries. The bombers, believed to be three in number, struck at the guest houses, particularly at Park Residence, rented out by the Indian Embassy for its staffers and those linked to India's developmental work in Afghanistan. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said that as per the preliminary information provided by Afghanistan Government officials, up to nine Indianshave lost their lives. A few Indians have been injured, most of whom are reported to be out of danger. Arrangements are being made for their adequate and expeditious treatment, if necessary, by evacuating them to India, he said in a statement.

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