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| Four Killed in Attack in Nangarhar |
| 2014-05-13 |
| [Tolo News] Three gunnies stormed the provincial justice department in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. on Monday morning, killing at least four people, officials said. "The gunnies shot two guards at the entrance of the justice department at 9:30 a.m. (local time) and walked into the building," said a front man for the provincial police chief, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal. Nangarhar Police Chief Fazel Ahmad Sherzad said the shootout continued for three hours, killing the three attackers. Sherzad confirmed that the two guards killed were coppers assigned to guard the justice department and two other coppers were maimed. Health officials in the province have confirmed the death of four people and injuries of 12 others. "We had just reached the office when firing started," eyewitness Ahmadullah said. "We hid ourselves in a corner and saw gunnies enter the gate and deliberately fire. We came out of hiding when the fight ended after a few hours." Afghan forces rushed to the area and clashed with the faceless myrmidons for over two hours. TOLOnews Jalalabad news hound Mirwais Sahil said the gunnies were resisting from the inside while the Afghan forces were trying to enter the building. "There were dozens of government employees inside the building and there are no reports whether the gunnies have opened random shooting," said Sahil. No group, including the Taliban, who last week vowed to intensify their attacks ahead of the runoff polls in mid-June, has claimed responsibilities for the attack so far. The department of justice is located in the heart of the picturesque provincial capital, Jalalabad. Several other government offices are located in the same vicinity. Earlier in the day, a police vehicle struck a roadside kaboom in Jalalabad city wounding two coppers and four civilians. |
| Posted by:Fred |