WASHINGTON, July 9: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he had seen no evidence that foreign agents were involved in the bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul.

His comments at a news conference here contradicted claims by Afghan officials that a foreign intelligence agency was behind a suicide attack on Monday that killed 41 people outside the Indian embassy.

“I haven’t seen any evidence or proof that foreign agents were involved,” Gates said when asked about the Afghan claims.—AFP