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| 'Suicide attack' launched in Afghan capital | 'Suicide attack' launched in Afghan capital |
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| A suicide attack has been launched on a police building in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say. | A suicide attack has been launched on a police building in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say. |
| Police sources speak of several suicide bombers and gunmen being involved in the attack, which is still continuing. | Police sources speak of several suicide bombers and gunmen being involved in the attack, which is still continuing. |
| There are reports of loud explosions in and around the building and heavy gunfire. | There are reports of loud explosions in and around the building and heavy gunfire. |
| The Taliban, which has hit a number of Kabul targets recently, claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message sent to media organisations. | |
| Last week the group attacked the National Directorate of Security in the city. | |
| In Monday's attack, at least one militant blew himself up outside the traffic police headquarters just before dawn, police officials told the BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul. | |
| A second attacker had been shot by security forces, but a third was still fighting, says our correspondent. | |
| Local residents said two large explosions which shattered the windows of nearby buildings had been followed by sporadic gunfire, which was continuing. | |
| Our correspondent suggests the strategic location of the traffic department - a four-storey building close to several key police units as well as the country's parliament - suggests it could have been chosen as a launching pad for a more prolonged attack. | |
| Militant groups continue to mount regular attacks in Afghanistan, raising questions as to how the Afghan security forces will cope after international troops leave the country in 2014. | Militant groups continue to mount regular attacks in Afghanistan, raising questions as to how the Afghan security forces will cope after international troops leave the country in 2014. |
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