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An interior ministry spokesperson describes the scene
A British national was among at least 14 people killed in a suicide attack at a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
The attack happened at a venue which is popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital, officials say.
Foreigners and Afghans were among victims in the blast in the city's Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood - the UN said four of its staff were missing.
The area is home to a number of foreign embassies and organisations.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national and we stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family."
The attack happened on a Friday evening when the Taverna du Liban restaurant would have been busy with diners.
The suicide attacker detonated his explosives outside the gate of the heavily-fortified restaurant, the Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said.
Two gunmen then entered the restaurant and started "indiscriminately killing" people inside.
Mr Salangi said four women were among the dead.
The attackers were eventually shot dead by the security forces when they arrived at the scene.
The BBC's Mahfouz Zubaide heard the blast and gunfire from at least two kilometres away. He said the gunfire went on sporadically for about 10 minutes.
Several hours later, UN officials in Kabul said four of its personnel, who may have been in the area at the time, were still unaccounted for.
"The UN is making efforts to clarify the status of its personnel," spokesman Ari Gaitanis told AFP.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had been deliberately targeting foreign officials.
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