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Attack on interior ministry in Kabul over, militants killed: police chief

Published: 30 May 2018 - 12:51 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 09:54 pm
Afghan policemen stand guard amid an attack and gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Afghan policemen stand guard amid an attack and gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

AFP

Kabul: A gun and bomb attack on the interior ministy in Kabul is over with all the attackers killed, the Afghan capital's police chief said, more than an hour after the militants launched their assault.

"The fighting is over, the attackers have all been killed by security forces between the first and second security perimeter," Kabul police chief Daud Amin said. A security source told AFP that a clearing operation was ongoing.