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| Four Killed in Suicide Attack on Nangarhar Police Headquarters |
| 2013-10-13 |
| [TOLONEWS] Local officials of eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. police said two coppers and two civilian were killed by a suicide boom-mobileer who targeted the provincial police headquarters in Jalalabad city on Saturday morning. Five other coppers and three civilians were also injured in the attack. The incident took place about 08:00am local time, when the bomber detonated his explosives at the first gate of the police headquarters, according to Fazl Ahmad Shirzad, the Provincial Police Chief. "A suicide kaboom occurred using a corolla vehicle and as a result four people including two civilian and two police potted and eight others injured. The victims were sent to Jalalabad hospital," said Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, the Provincial Governor Spokesman. The incident comes as the local officials of Nangarhar have committed to providing heightened security while province residents celebrate Eid Days. "Our intelligence forces tried to find the explosives, but unfortunately, we failed. There are some deficiencies, but we are trying to solve them and we ask people to help the security forces," said Mr. Shirzad Provincial. |
| Posted by:Fred |