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Afghanistan: German consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif attacked | Afghanistan: German consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif attacked |
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A suicide bomber has rammed a vehicle into the German consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least two people, reports say. | |
Reports described a huge blast at the diplomatic mission, followed by gunfire. The German ambassador said the incident was "ongoing". | |
At least 30 more people were hurt in the attack, which happened around 2300 local time (1830GMT). | |
The Taliban says it carried out the attack. | |
"The suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into the wall of [the] German consulate in the city," local police chief Sayed Kamal Sadat told AFP. | |
Balkh province head of security Abdul Raziq Qaderi told AP police had surrounded the area and forces were inside the compound. |