15 killed in Jalalabad attack

<p>Kabul [Afghanistan], Jul 31 (ANI): At least 15 people were killed when two gunmen stormed into the building of department of migrants and refugees in Jalalabad's PD3 area in Afghanistan on Tuesday.</p><p>Eyewitnesses said that a number of explosions and gunfire shots can be heard from the scene of the attack.</p><p>Officials told TOLOnews that a car bomb exploded near the entrance of the compound at around 11:30 am (local time) with two men barging inside the government building.</p><p>Security forces were called in and were engaged in operations throughout the day. The siege finally ended after more than six hours, with the gunmen confirmed dead.</p><p>Employees had escaped from the building during the assault, but many of them remained trapped inside the building.</p><p>Huge layers of black smoke were also seen during the attack.</p><p>The latest assault came after at least two people were killed and five others injured after terrorists stormed inside a midwife training centre, belonging to Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health on July 28.</p><p>TOLO news quoted the spokesperson for Nangarhar governor, Attaullah Khogyani as saying that two staff members were killed in the attack that lasted for five hours.</p><p>There has been a spate of terrorist attacks in the troubled eastern Afghan city in the past recent months.</p><p>Earlier on July 1, a suicide bombing killed at least 19 people, mostly Sikhs and Hindus. The deceased also include Avtar Singh, the only Sikh candidate for the Afghan parliament. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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