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Rockets Hit US Consulate Site in Afghan West
[Quqnoos] Four rockets were fired at a building leased as the site of a future US consulate in Herat city, police said.The rockets hit the building, a former hotel, shattering windows, said Gen Ikramuddin Yawar, the regional Police Chief in western Afghansitan. Nobody was hurt, but police later fired guns in the air to disperse crowds, he said. The United States government acquired the building in 2009 for a consulate in the city, one of at least two it plans to open outside the capital Kabul as part of a "civilian surge" to increase its diplomatic presence. It has not yet stationed diplomats at the site. Herat, near the Iranian border, is a comparatively prosperous city that has seen little violence although militants operate in surrounding rural districts. No groups, including the Taliban have made an immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket attacks. Posted by: Fred 2010-01-10 |
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