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Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison and free inmates | |
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Taliban militants have stormed a jail outside the central Afghan city of Ghazni, killing at least four policemen and freeing about 350 prisoners. | |
The deputy provincial governor of Ghazni province Mohammad Ali Ahmadi said one militant blew himself up at the prison gates, allowing others to force open jail cells. | |
The attackers were well-organised and wearing uniforms, he said. | |
The Taliban confirmed it had carried out the early morning attack. | |
Both Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid and the deputy governor confirmed that three of the attackers were killed. | Both Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid and the deputy governor confirmed that three of the attackers were killed. |
The deputy governor said seven police officers were also injured. | The deputy governor said seven police officers were also injured. |
The jail is about 5km (3 miles) outside Ghazni city, which is about 120km from the capital, Kabul. | |
It was not immediately clear who the prisoners who escaped were, nor where they had gone. | |
Local officials told the BBC's Afghan service that as the attackers made their way through the jail, the prisoners were perplexed as they did not initially realise the attackers were Taliban and not police because of their uniforms. | |
In 2011, nearly 500 prisoners - including many Taliban insurgents - escaped from a jail in Kandahar city, after a tunnel hundreds of metres long was dug from the outside. | In 2011, nearly 500 prisoners - including many Taliban insurgents - escaped from a jail in Kandahar city, after a tunnel hundreds of metres long was dug from the outside. |
Afghan jail breaks | |