KABUL, Afghanistan – Investigators probing a deadly car bombing in the Afghan capital questioned a man detained at Kabul airport with traces of explosives on his hands, officials said Monday, while U.S. authorities warned all Americans in the capital to be inconspicuous.
Taliban rebels claimed responsibility for Sunday’s blast at the U.S. security firm Dyncorp Inc., but officials said they are not ruling out any suspects, including al-Qaida. Hospital officials said 10 people were killed, including three Americans.
Mike Dickerson, spokesman for El Segundo-based Computer Sciences Corporation, parent company of Dyncorp, identified the employees as John A. Deuley, 36, of Rudy, Ark.; Robert J. Bifano, 57, of Panama City, Fla.; and Gerald W. Gibson, 57, of Bates City, Mo.
NATO troops grew suspicious of a man on the Kabul airport’s grounds on Sunday, spokesman Lt. Cdr. Ken Mackillop said. After finding explosives on his hands, NATO turned the man over to Afghan authorities on Monday. The man was not identified.
On Monday, the U.S. Embassy e-mailed Americans in Kabul to tell them to limit their movements, take strict security measures and avoid “potential target areas” such as government offices.
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