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| Multiple bomb blasts in front of jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured - officials | Multiple bomb blasts in front of jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured - officials |
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| At least three bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. Heavy clashes between police and attacking militants followed the blasts with at least one killed and 20 injured. | At least three bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday. Heavy clashes between police and attacking militants followed the blasts with at least one killed and 20 injured. |
| One major car-bomb explosion was followed by two smaller blasts near the prison complex, provincial council member Sohrab Qaderi said, according to Reuters. | One major car-bomb explosion was followed by two smaller blasts near the prison complex, provincial council member Sohrab Qaderi said, according to Reuters. |
| A large police force was deployed to counter the militants, who took up position outside the compound and have since made their way inside the complex. | |
| Afghanistan's TOLO news agency quoted a spokesman for the Nangarhar province governor, who said one person was killed in the first explosion at the prison's entrance gate. | |
| Eyewitnesses told the news outlet that the initial car bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber to clear the way for attackers to enter the prison compound. | |
| Qaderi said the clashes between the two sides were heavy and ongoing. Footage posted on social media shows black smoke rising from the area where the prison is located. | |
| Local media reported that the Taliban, which agreed to a three-day ceasefire with government forces beginning on Friday, denied involvement in the attack. | Local media reported that the Taliban, which agreed to a three-day ceasefire with government forces beginning on Friday, denied involvement in the attack. |
| So far, no other militant group has claimed responsibility. | So far, no other militant group has claimed responsibility. |
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