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| Suicide gunmen storm house of Afghan governor |
| 2011-08-14 |
| Gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed the house of an Afghan provincial governor just north of the capital, killing 19 and wounding more than 30 after setting off at least five explosions. An Afghan interior ministry spokesman said 14 civilians and five police had been killed, with 37 people, mostly civilians, injured. Governor Abdul Basir Salangi earlier told Tolo television station that he was inside the compound that houses his office and other administrators in Parwan province, about 30 miles north of Kabul. "The enemy entered the southern gate. One detonated himself and five others attacked inside the governor's house. So far there have been five blasts," he said, adding that there was a standoff between the attackers and the guards. "There are some people injured. I saw some people injured there," he added. The Taliban claimed responsibility for an earlier attack in the Parwan capital of Charikar. The surrounding farming plains are also home to Bagram, the biggest US military base in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:tipper |