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| Blasts heard inside Afghan state TV compound in Jalalabad after gunmen attack | Blasts heard inside Afghan state TV compound in Jalalabad after gunmen attack |
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| Gunmen have attacked the building of an Afghan TV station in the eastern Jalalabad, clashing in a firefight with security forces, according to the local authorities. | Gunmen have attacked the building of an Afghan TV station in the eastern Jalalabad, clashing in a firefight with security forces, according to the local authorities. |
| Officials say three suicide attackers came into the National Radio Television in Afghanistan (RTA) in Jalalabad in Nangarhar and two detonated themselves. | Officials say three suicide attackers came into the National Radio Television in Afghanistan (RTA) in Jalalabad in Nangarhar and two detonated themselves. |
| “We can confirm that a number of insurgents have entered the building. Who they are, and what their target is, is still not clear,” Attaullah Khughyani, the provincial governor’s spokesman said, as cited by Reuters. | “We can confirm that a number of insurgents have entered the building. Who they are, and what their target is, is still not clear,” Attaullah Khughyani, the provincial governor’s spokesman said, as cited by Reuters. |
| At least one attacker is still resisting, according to multiple sources. | At least one attacker is still resisting, according to multiple sources. |
| A few of the attackers have been killed, and the firefight is still ongoing, the border police chief told local media. | A few of the attackers have been killed, and the firefight is still ongoing, the border police chief told local media. |
| At least two people have been killed and six wounded in the attack, according to local Pajhwok news agency. | At least two people have been killed and six wounded in the attack, according to local Pajhwok news agency. |
| IS has claimed responsibility for the “ongoing” attack, according to the terrorist group's media agency. | |
| Some 40 people work in the compound every day and, while many managed to flee, some remain trapped inside, an RTA employee told TOLOnews. | Some 40 people work in the compound every day and, while many managed to flee, some remain trapped inside, an RTA employee told TOLOnews. |