Briton killed in Kabul shooting

Advertisement

Police and bystanders at the scene of the shooting

A British man has been shot dead in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

A security guard shot David Giles, of Hull, and South African Jason Bresler, before killing himself outside a DHL office, the Afghan government said.

Both men, who worked for the courier company, appear to have been in a car when they were shot on Saturday.

Afghan authorities say the motive for the attack is unclear but have refused to rule out terrorist activity.

Police carrying out an investigation have closed the DHL branch and covered a blood-splattered car at the scene.

Interior minister Mohammed Hanif Atmar said two other people were also injured in the shooting in the Sher Pur area of the city, where many foreign nationals live.

Tributes

Phil Malcolm, a friend of the 42-year-old Briton, described him as "an amazing friend to all who knew him", according to a report in the Sunday Times.

The dead man's ex-wife, Julia Wilson, with whom he had a 10-year-old son, said from her home in Hull: "I am just deeply shocked. He is my son's father. I just can't believe what happened."

Tributes to Mr Bresler have appeared on his Facebook page, the newspaper adds.

The BBC's Martin Patience, in Kabul, says until recently the centre of the Afghan capital has been regarded as relatively safe.

But the latest attacks will raise serious safety concerns, especially among foreigners, our correspondent adds.

The shooting comes days after foreign aid worker Gayle Williams, 34, who had British and South African nationality, was shot dead in Kabul.

The attack was reportedly claimed by the Taleban on the grounds that she had been working for a Christian group.