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| Multiple bomb blasts at jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured - officials | Multiple bomb blasts at jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured - officials |
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| At least one person was killed after a series of bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Clashes broke out between police and attacking militants who made their way inside the jail. | At least one person was killed after a series of bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Clashes broke out between police and attacking militants who made their way inside the jail. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Meanwhile, Nangarhar province police chief Emal Neyazi told the agency that two blasts also went off inside the prison and that dozens of prisoners escaped but were later re-captured. | Meanwhile, Nangarhar province police chief Emal Neyazi told the agency that two blasts also went off inside the prison and that dozens of prisoners escaped but were later re-captured. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) later claimed responsibility for the attack through its Amaq news agency. | |
| The Afghan government has released hundreds of Taliban prisoners during the three-day truce for the Eid al-Adha Islamic holiday as the two sides prepare for fresh peace talks. Talks were expected to begin in March under a deal signed with the US in February, but were delayed as infighting over prisoner releases dragged on. | The Afghan government has released hundreds of Taliban prisoners during the three-day truce for the Eid al-Adha Islamic holiday as the two sides prepare for fresh peace talks. Talks were expected to begin in March under a deal signed with the US in February, but were delayed as infighting over prisoner releases dragged on. |
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