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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. A suicide bomber has rammed a truck into the German consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least two people, officials say.
Reports described a huge blast at the diplomatic mission, followed by gunfire. The German ambassador said the incident was "ongoing". Reports described a huge blast at the diplomatic mission followed by gunfire.
At least 30 more people were hurt in the attack, which happened around 2300 local time (1830GMT). A hospital official said more than 80 people were hurt in the attack, which happened around 23:00 (18:30 GMT).
The Taliban says it carried out the attack. The Taliban says it carried out the attack in response to coalition air strikes earlier this month in Kunduz which killed civilians.
"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. Nato is investigating the incident, which happened when Afghan troops surrounded by Taliban militants called in air support. Thirty civilians died in the operation, local officials said.
The German diplomatic mission is in a walled compound in the centre of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province.
Germany has nearly 1,000 troops in Afghanistan, most in Balkh province.
"The suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into the wall of [the] German consulate," 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.Balkh province head of security Abdul Raziq Qaderi told AP police had surrounded the area and forces were inside the compound.