Three militants killed in attack on Afghan spy agency

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-3-12 17:05:15

All three militants were killed in an attack on a base of the Afghan intelligence agency in former Taliban stronghold of southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, police said.

"Our security personnel killed all attackers who attempted to overrun the compound of the National Directorate for Security," deputy provincial police chief Rahmatullah Atrafi said.

"All three terrorists were killed and two security personnel injured in the clash which lasted for about an hour," Atrafi added.

Earlier provincial police spokesman Zia Durani told Xinhua that three suicide bombers attacked a base of National Directorate for Security at around 10:00 a.m. local time in the provincial capital of Kandahar city which triggered a gun battle.

Several shops and houses nearby were damaged due to the clash, according to the eyewitnesses.


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