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| Afghanistan Taliban 'suicide attack' kills dozens | |
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| Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen have stormed a police training centre in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez, killing at least 33 people, officials say. | |
| Another 160 were injured in the assault. The Interior Ministry said the local police chief is among the dead. | |
| "At first a suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives near the training centre, making way for a number of attackers to start their assault," a spokesperson said. | "At first a suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives near the training centre, making way for a number of attackers to start their assault," a spokesperson said. |
| Casualty numbers are expected to rise. | Casualty numbers are expected to rise. |
| Officials say at least six attackers were killed by security forces in the fighting, which went on for several hours. | Officials say at least six attackers were killed by security forces in the fighting, which went on for several hours. |
| The victims include "women, students and police", Gardez public health director Hedayatullah Hamidi told AFP news agency. | The victims include "women, students and police", Gardez public health director Hedayatullah Hamidi told AFP news agency. |
| The compound at Gardez in Paktia province contains the headquarters of the national police, border police, and Afghan National Army. | The compound at Gardez in Paktia province contains the headquarters of the national police, border police, and Afghan National Army. |
| The Taliban said it was behind the attack. | The Taliban said it was behind the attack. |
| The assault comes just days after police in the capital, Kabul, said they had arrested a would-be suicide truck bomber, averting a major attack. | The assault comes just days after police in the capital, Kabul, said they had arrested a would-be suicide truck bomber, averting a major attack. |
| The truck was carrying almost three tonnes of explosives and two bombs, which had been hidden under boxes of tomatoes. | The truck was carrying almost three tonnes of explosives and two bombs, which had been hidden under boxes of tomatoes. |
| A truck bomb killed more than 150 people in Kabul in May. | A truck bomb killed more than 150 people in Kabul in May. |