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| Suicide bomb attack on Afghan police station leaves at least 10 dead and 30 injured | |
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| A suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked a provincial Afghan police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30, officials said. | |
| At least two attackers were also killed by security forces, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. | At least two attackers were also killed by security forces, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. |
| The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which the ministry said targeted a police training centre attached to the headquarters in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province. | |
| The wounded were taken to hospital, Deputy Public Health Director Hedayatullah Hameedi said. Both civilians and security forces were among the casualties, he said. | |
| “At the moment the area is sealed by the Crisis Response Unit and efforts are ongoing to eliminate the terrorists,” the statement said. | “At the moment the area is sealed by the Crisis Response Unit and efforts are ongoing to eliminate the terrorists,” the statement said. |
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| Reuters | Reuters |