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| Gunmen attack MSF hospital in Kabul, suicide bombing & shooting reported | Gunmen attack MSF hospital in Kabul, suicide bombing & shooting reported |
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| Explosions and gunfire have been heard from inside a hospital in western Kabul, where Doctors Without Borders (MSF) operates a maternity ward. Medical staff are said to be trapped inside as the battle rages on. | Explosions and gunfire have been heard from inside a hospital in western Kabul, where Doctors Without Borders (MSF) operates a maternity ward. Medical staff are said to be trapped inside as the battle rages on. |
| The 100-bed hospital is located in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of the Afghan capital. At least two powerful explosions have been heard at the scene, TOLO News reported. | The 100-bed hospital is located in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of the Afghan capital. At least two powerful explosions have been heard at the scene, TOLO News reported. |
| The Afghan Interior Ministry said a special police unit has arrived at the scene. Seventy-two people have been evacuated from the compound as the police troops “are trying to clear the clinic,” a spokesman for the ministry told journalists. | |
| Some reports claim that at least one of the explosions happened when a suicide bomber entered the hospital premises, launching the attack. | Some reports claim that at least one of the explosions happened when a suicide bomber entered the hospital premises, launching the attack. |
| According to a Reuters source in the Interior Ministry, the attack happened when the hospital was supposed to be visited by a deputy health minister. | According to a Reuters source in the Interior Ministry, the attack happened when the hospital was supposed to be visited by a deputy health minister. |
| No casualty report was immediately available regarding the raid. A TOLO News source said five civilians, including a woman, have been killed and four others were injured. Witnesses saw wounded people among the evacuees. | No casualty report was immediately available regarding the raid. A TOLO News source said five civilians, including a woman, have been killed and four others were injured. Witnesses saw wounded people among the evacuees. |
| The identity of the gunmen remains unknown. The Taliban militant group has denied any involvement in the attack on the hospital. | The identity of the gunmen remains unknown. The Taliban militant group has denied any involvement in the attack on the hospital. |
| The attackers are reportedly trying to get inside a guest house on the hospital compound where foreigner personnel are staying. | The attackers are reportedly trying to get inside a guest house on the hospital compound where foreigner personnel are staying. |
| MSF has been providing support to the government-run Dasht-e-Barchi hospital to operate a maternal care ward. The organization says it’s the only place in the poor neighborhood, with a population of over one million, capable of dealing with emergency and complicated deliveries. | MSF has been providing support to the government-run Dasht-e-Barchi hospital to operate a maternal care ward. The organization says it’s the only place in the poor neighborhood, with a population of over one million, capable of dealing with emergency and complicated deliveries. |
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