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19 dead after gunmen storm university campus in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul | |
(32 minutes later) | |
A group of armed militants attacked Kabul University in Afghanistan on Monday morning, hours after a bomb went off in the city. | |
Police surrounded the campus after three gunmen entered the university compound. The intense battle between the security forces and the assailants raged for six hours, until all attackers were killed. | |
Local media TOLONews said there had been an explosion and gunfire erupted as Afghan and Iranian officials were formally opening a book fair jointly organized by the two nations | |
The Interior Ministry spokesperson, Tariq Arian, said that 19 people were dead and 12 wounded. | |
The outlet posted photos of students being evacuated from the campus. | The outlet posted photos of students being evacuated from the campus. |
A video from the scene shows people hastily walking down the street and then fleeing in panic as loud bangs are heard. | A video from the scene shows people hastily walking down the street and then fleeing in panic as loud bangs are heard. |
A convoy of armored vehicles, which local media said belonged to “foreign forces,” was filmed moving towards Kabul. | A convoy of armored vehicles, which local media said belonged to “foreign forces,” was filmed moving towards Kabul. |
No militant group, including the Taliban, has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
Earlier in the morning, a bomb exploded in Kabul, wounding a security serviceman and a civilian. | Earlier in the morning, a bomb exploded in Kabul, wounding a security serviceman and a civilian. |
Last week, an SUV rigged with explosives was blown up in a different part of the city, injuring three civilians. | Last week, an SUV rigged with explosives was blown up in a different part of the city, injuring three civilians. |
In September, the UN envoy for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, warned about the “near-record violence” that was taking place across the country, the talks between the Taliban and the Western-backed government in Kabul having stalled. | In September, the UN envoy for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, warned about the “near-record violence” that was taking place across the country, the talks between the Taliban and the Western-backed government in Kabul having stalled. |
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