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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. At least 10 people were killed in the clashes and 18 more injured, according to AP citing officials. Gunmen attacked an Afghan TV station in eastern Jalalabad, starting a firefight with security forces, according to local authorities. At least 10 people, including the attackers, were killed in the clashes and 18 more injured, AP cited officials as saying.
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. The attack left four Afghan state TV employees and two policemen dead, and at least 16 more injured. There could be up to 24 people injured, including 17 civilians and seven servicemen, according to local authorities, as cited by Al Jazeera. 
A few of the attackers have been killed, and the firefight is still ongoing, the border police chief told local media. At least four attackers were killed in the shootout with Afghan security forces according to AP, citing Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish.
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 attack, according to the terrorist group's media 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.