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| Afghanistan: car bomb explodes outside Save the Children office in Jalalabad | Afghanistan: car bomb explodes outside Save the Children office in Jalalabad |
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| Government spokesman says attackers have entered the aid agency and 11 people have been injured | Government spokesman says attackers have entered the aid agency and 11 people have been injured |
| Michael Safi | |
| Wed 24 Jan 2018 05.20 GMT | Wed 24 Jan 2018 05.20 GMT |
| Last modified on Wed 24 Jan 2018 07.06 GMT | |
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| Attackers have entered the Save the Children office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad after a car bomb exploded outside. | Attackers have entered the Save the Children office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad after a car bomb exploded outside. |
| Provincial government spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said the blast targeted the aid agency and 11 people had been injured. | Provincial government spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said the blast targeted the aid agency and 11 people had been injured. |
| “At around 9:10am a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at the entrance of Save the Children’s compound in police district three of Jalalabad city,” he said. | “At around 9:10am a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at the entrance of Save the Children’s compound in police district three of Jalalabad city,” he said. |
| “A group of armed men then entered the compound. So far 11 wounded people have been brought to hospitals.” | “A group of armed men then entered the compound. So far 11 wounded people have been brought to hospitals.” |
| Images from the scene showed children fleeing. | Images from the scene showed children fleeing. |
| #JalalabadAttack: still sporadic gun-fire is exchanging b/w ANDSF and attackers, pic.twitter.com/fesAUPy4PY | #JalalabadAttack: still sporadic gun-fire is exchanging b/w ANDSF and attackers, pic.twitter.com/fesAUPy4PY |
| Clashes were going on at the scene, he said. Eyewitnesses reported hearing sporadic exchanges of gunfire from the building. | Clashes were going on at the scene, he said. Eyewitnesses reported hearing sporadic exchanges of gunfire from the building. |
| Local news reports said suicide bombers and gunmen had attacked the office in the PD3 neighbourhood of the Afghan city. | Local news reports said suicide bombers and gunmen had attacked the office in the PD3 neighbourhood of the Afghan city. |
| Tolo News said 11 people had been injured. In video by the news site posted on Twitter, gunshots could be heard. | Tolo News said 11 people had been injured. In video by the news site posted on Twitter, gunshots could be heard. |
| Mohammad Amin, who was inside the compound when the attackers stormed inside, told AFP from his hospital bed that he heard “a big blast”. | Mohammad Amin, who was inside the compound when the attackers stormed inside, told AFP from his hospital bed that he heard “a big blast”. |
| “We ran for cover and I saw a gunman hitting the main gate with an RPG (rocket propelled grenade) to enter the compound. I jumped out of the window,” Amin said. | “We ran for cover and I saw a gunman hitting the main gate with an RPG (rocket propelled grenade) to enter the compound. I jumped out of the window,” Amin said. |
| There were several other aid groups and government offices in the immediate area, raising the possibility that Save the Children was not the target. | There were several other aid groups and government offices in the immediate area, raising the possibility that Save the Children was not the target. |
| Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province, on the porous border with Pakistan. | Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province, on the porous border with Pakistan. |
| #Nangarhar – gunshots ring out as clashes continue between insurgents and security forces after militants launched an attack on the #SaveTheChildren organization in #Jalalabad city #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/sqCYDbmHEg | #Nangarhar – gunshots ring out as clashes continue between insurgents and security forces after militants launched an attack on the #SaveTheChildren organization in #Jalalabad city #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/sqCYDbmHEg |
| The attack comes days after Taliban gunmen raided a luxury hotel in Kabul, killing at least 22 people, mostly foreigners. | The attack comes days after Taliban gunmen raided a luxury hotel in Kabul, killing at least 22 people, mostly foreigners. |
| No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but both Taliban insurgents as well as the Islamic State fighters are active in eastern Nangarhar province. | No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but both Taliban insurgents as well as the Islamic State fighters are active in eastern Nangarhar province. |
| The UK ambassador to Afghanistan, Nick Kay, said the incident was an outrage. “Any attack on children & humanitarians is a crime against humanity,” he said on Twitter. “I hope for a quick and safe end to this horrific incident in Jalalabad.” | |
| This is a developing story, please check back for updates ... | This is a developing story, please check back for updates ... |
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