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Afghanistan
Gunmen Storm Baghlan Police HQ, 13 Killed
2019-05-06
[ToloNews] The police headquarters of Pul-e-Khumri city in the northern Baghlan province faced a complex attack by a group of eight button men at around 12pm on Sunday, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement.

The attack started with a boom-mobile kaboom outside the police headquarters and was followed by at least six hours of gunbattle between the attackers and the murderous Moslems.

The Ministry of Interior said the attackers were equipped with boom jackets and that all of them were killed by the Special Unit of Police.

According to the ministry, the attack left at least 13 coppers dead and 55 others maimed, including 20 civilians.

Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
claimed the responsibility for the attack and claimed that a jacket wallah detonated a humvee full of explosives at the beginning of the attack.

This comes as Taliban members are conducting talks with US negotiators in Doha to find a political settlement for the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
Al Ahram adds:
Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said 13 police officers were killed in the attack, with another 35 wounded.

Eight attackers were also killed, Rahimi said in a statement, adding 20 civilians were wounded.

Faisal Sami, a senator from Baghlan province, put the toll at 12 killed and 60 wounded.
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