Monday, June 10, 2013
Taliban
Taliban fighters attack building near Kabul airport
June 10, 2013 -- Updated 0828 GMT (1628 HKT)
Afghan police arrive at the site of an attack in on Monday in Kabul, Afghanistan.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: All seven militants are dead, authorities say
- Police say attackers storm a building near the airport
- The Taliban say the attack is intended to target Americans in the airport
- The airport is used by both civilians and military forces
The fighting ended with all seven attackers dead, Afghan officials said.
The Taliban said the
attack was intended to target Americans in Kabul International Airport,
one part of which is used by military forces and another by civilians.
The assault on the
five-story building, which is under construction, began with two suicide
bombers blowing themselves up, said Kabul police official Hashtmat
Stanikzai.
Inside a firefight with the Taliban
At least five attackers then stormed into the structure and exchanged fire with security forces, he said.
They were eventually killed, said Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman for Afghan interior ministry.
The attack left two civilians, including a woman, injured -- but no security personnel were hurt, Sediqqi said.
NATO's International
Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan said it was under lock down
during the attack but had "no operational information" about what was
happening.
Insurgents have carried
out frequent attacks on security forces across Afghanistan in recent
months amid a spring offensive by the Taliban.
Last month, a suicide
car bombing on a coalition convoy in central Kabul killed at least 12
people, six of them American and six Afghan.
The insurgent group
Hezb-e Islami claimed responsibility for that attack. The group is not
under the Taliban leadership, but operates alongside them.
SOURCE:CNN International (www.cnn.com)
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