Death toll in Kabul suicide bombing up to 17

Suicide bombers attacked in the heart of Kabul on Friday, triggering a series of explosions and gun battles that killed at least 17 people in an area that's home to small residential hotels used by foreigners, police and witnesses said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying five suicide bombers conducted the early morning attacks on two buildings used by foreign citizens, while police said the attackers numbered at least three. Police said Indians were among those killed. (AP)