Taliban suicide attack kills 11

Taliban fighters killed at least 11 people and wounded 22 in a suicide bomb attack and gunbattle at a police station in Afghanistan’s eastern Jalalabad city early on Thursday morning.

March 20, 2014

 


 


JALALABAD — Taliban fighters killed at least 11 people and wounded 22 in a suicide bomb attack and gunbattle at a police station in Afghanistan’s eastern Jalalabad city early on Thursday morning, according to police and health officials. The attack in one of Afghanistan’s main cities comes ahead of a presidential election on April 5, and demonstrated the  insurgents determination to disrupt the vote. The assault began with two explosions just before dawn targeting the police station and a nearby square, close to compounds used by international organizations including the United Nations. The initial attack was carried out by two suicide bombers, one of them driving a three-wheeler vehicle. Police said they shot dead six Taliban, and all of them wore  suicide vests. A police district chief was among the dead. — Reuters


March 20, 2014
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