[KhaamaPress] A number of jacket wallahs launched a coordinated suicide kaboom on Kandahar police chief General Abdul Raziq’s residence earlier this evening.The attack was carried out by a group of at least three suicide bombers and as a result at least five people have been killed.
Security sources confirm that five people including two coppers and three suicide bombers were killed in the attack.
The sources further added that the attack was carried out in Spin Boldak district at around 7:30 pm local time.
According to the security officials, a suicide bomber initially detonated his explosives near the residence of Gen. Raziq that sparked a clash between the remaining attackers and the police forces.
No individual or group has so far grabbed credit behind the attack.
The security situation in southern Kandahar province has started to deteriorate during the recent months after the security situation had relatively improved during the recent years.
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Raziq added that two other attackers were later shot and killed by police forces during a shootout in which one policeman was also maimed.
No one immediately grabbed credit for the attack but Taliban
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Lions of Islam are active in southern Kandahar, especially in Spin Boldak near the border with Pakistain.