Dozens killed, wounded in attack on Afghanistan police headquarters
June 18, 2017
Afghan security forces inspect the aftermath of a suicide bomb blast in Paktia Province, Afghanistan June 18, 2017. PHOTO:REUTERS
Four more attackers stormed the gate after the blast, with at least two quickly killed by police. The others held out against Afghan special forces that had responded to the attack, he said. Danish put the toll at two police killed and five wounded.
However, doctors at the city hospital said they had received the bodies of at least five police, as well as at least 30 wounded people, including 20 civilians.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, with spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid reporting more than 100 police were killed and wounded. The group often exaggerates casualty numbers in attacks against government targets and security forces.
GARDEZ: Dozens of people were killed or wounded when as many as five suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.
The attack, claimed by the Taliban, began around 6:30 am when one bomber detonated a car packed with explosives at the gate of the police headquarters in Gardez city, capital of Paktia province, said Najib Danish, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry.
