Afghan cop opens fire in Kabul`s hospital, kills three Americans

Three foreigners were killed and one injured on Thursday when an Afghan security guard started firing in an international hospital in Kabul, reports said.

Zee Media Bureau Kabul: Three American doctors were killed and one female medic injured on Thursday when an Afghan security guard started firing in an international hospital in Kabul, reports said. US embassy in Kabul in a statement has confirmed that those killed wee US nationals.

With great sadness we confirm that three Americans were killed in the attack on CURE Hospital. No other information will be released at...

— U.S. Embassy Kabul (@USEmbassyKabul) April 24, 2014

According to a statement released by Afghan Interior Ministry, the incident took place at 9:50 am when a security guard started firing. "As a result of shooting by a security guard of the Cure hospital... three foreign nationals have been killed and one female medical staff injured," a statement from the interior ministry said. "The incident happened at around 9:50 this morning and the attacker has been injured and detained by police. The motive behind this attack is not clear yet."

The incident happened in Kabul`s Cure International hospital which is a non-profit organisation founded in 1998 and based in Pennsylvania. It operates hospitals in 29 countries, and specialises in treating children with conditions including clubfoot, cleft lips, burn injuries and brain diseases. District Police Chief Hafiz Khan says the guard suddenly started shooting on Thursday morning in Cure Hospital in the west of the capital. The attacker was a member of the Afghan Police Protection Force assigned to guard the hospital. The shooting is the latest attack on foreign civilians in Afghanistan after the bombing of a popular restaurant in January and an attack on an upscale hotel in March. It also follows the shooting of two Associated Press staff by a police officer in the country`s east this month. With Agency inputs