Jurubicara militer AS Mayjen William Caldwell mengatakan, laporan-laporan awal menunjukkan bahwa delapan orang tewas dan 20 lain cedera dalam ledakan itu, yang mengguncang tempat makan dimana anggota-anggota parlemen sedang makan siang.
U.S. military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell said initial reports showed eight had been killed and 20 wounded in the blast which tore through a cafe where lawmakers were having lunch.