Militants detonated a car bomb before storming a Kabul government compound in an ongoing attack on Monday (Dec 24) that has caused casualties, officials and witnesses said, in the latest violence to rock the Afghan capital.
A number of gunmen raided the compound where the Ministry of Public Works and other offices are located, interior ministry deputy spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
A police officer was killed and another seven wounded, including three members of the security forces and four civilians.
But the health ministry said 16 wounded had been taken to one hospital alone.
Afghan forces have so far killed three of the attackers and freed more than 300 people trapped inside the compound, Rahimi said. A fourth attacker died in the car bomb explosion.
Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/explosions-rock-kabul-government-compound-in-ongoing-attack-11060948
