The Pentagon reported this morning that there was only one suicide bombing yesterday and it was at the Abbey gate at the airport in Kabul:
The Pentagon says that despite earlier reports, there was only one explosion that rocked the perimeter of Kabul’s airport on Thursday, not two https://t.co/E3gn1gtzbw pic.twitter.com/oBO54RGaeX
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) August 27, 2021
They aren’t sure how the second bombing reports near the Baron hotel came to be, but said they believe there was only one bombing yesterday.
Remember, it was Pentagon spox John Kirby who confirmed the second bombing himself:
We can confirm that the explosion at the Abbey Gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of US & civilian casualties. We can also confirm at least one other explosion at or near the Baron Hotel, a short distance from Abbey Gate. We will continue to update.
— John Kirby (@PentagonPresSec) August 26, 2021
So I guess that means the video we saw yesterday of the second bombing was actually from the bombing at the Abbey gate?
#BREAKING : Second explosion hit Baron Hotel near #Kabul airport where Americans were rescued last week.
Reports saying now 30 killed in blasts.#Afghanistan #Talibans #Kabulairport @ravindrachanni pic.twitter.com/P9pBA5LhcQ— Ravindra Singh (News18) (@ravindrachanni) August 26, 2021
Either way, just wanted to clear the record on this for you.