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| Afghanistan |
| Explosion and gunfire shake Kabul |
| 2013-05-24 |
| There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed by heavy gunfire. Afghan Channel One TV quoted police as saying a group of assailants had entered the Directorate of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF). A guesthouse used by staff of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was hit in the blast, and two of its employees were injured. A Taliban spokesman told the BBC that the guesthouse had been targeted. He said the attack was directed against foreigners paid by the CIA who were training Afghans at the National Security Directorate (NDS) intelligence agency. Channel One said three gunmen were fighting security forces from within the guesthouse. It reported earlier that some of the attackers had taken up positions in the APPF building, and that at least one suicide bomber had entered. Kabul police chief Gen Ayub Salangi told the BBC that at least two suicide attackers had been killed and two assailants were still fighting. "We are dealing with a well co-ordinated attack," he said. "Afghan forces will deal with them." Some reports said there had been several blasts. Ambulances were shown heading for the scene of the attack, in a central part of Kabul where foreign workers are based. |
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| #1 It's Friday |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-05-24 12:59 |