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Balkh Police Probe Identities Of Indian Consulate Attackers
[Tolo News] Police in northern Balkh province have started investigations to identify the identities of the Indian Consulate attackers, said security officials on Wednesday.The officials said they believe the attackers were Urdu speakers. Balkh Police Chief Gen. Abdul Razeq Qadiri said the attackers' cell phones were recovered and efforts are underway to find out their identities and nationalities. "The investigation team has found the attackers' cell phones. We will make it clear if they were from Afghanistan or foreigners -- using the cell phones and other resources," said Qadiri. He added that the police force members will also identify those who helped the attackers to reach the building close to the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif city. "No doubt, there is someone involved in this incident that helped the attackers to reach the area. We will find them and will bring them to book," Qadiri added. The attack, which started Sunday night, on the Indian Consulate in Mazar lasted 25 hours and raised many questions on how the attackers were able to get to the area and access the building they holed up in. On Tuesday, Mohammad Ali, a guard at the building where the attackers took cover, said he managed to escape when the attackers stormed the building. He said: "I saw two people and they were talking in a language I did not understand. I was in the basement when they went upstairs and then I ran to the yard and beat feet from the building." The attackers were holed up on the 4th floor in the kitchen of the building and wrote messages in what appeared to be blood on the wall. The messages were in Urdu and warned of suicide kabooms and of Dire Revenge. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-07 |
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