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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 explosion has occurred at the German consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, with reports of gunfire at the scene. 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.
A local official told AFP news agency that attackers drove a car filled with explosives into the wall of the diplomatic compound. Reports described a huge blast at the diplomatic mission, followed by gunfire. The German ambassador said the incident was "ongoing".
At least 30 people are said to have been hurt. At least 30 more people were hurt in the attack, which happened around 2300 local time (1830GMT).
Coalition troops are investigating, a Nato spokesman said. The Taliban says it carried out the attack. 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.