GHAZNI CITY (SW): As many as four Taliban militants stormed the Ghanzi Appellate Court on Wednesday morning leaving 11 people wounded.
Local security officials told Salam Watandar that a suicide bomber entered the compound after shooting a guard at the main gate and later blowing himself inside the compound. His colleagues started shooting indiscriminately in the court but the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) reacted swiftly, killing all three assailants on the spot.
The attackers also parked a car packed with explosives near the court building and the ANSF were struggling to thwart the time bomb attached to the car.
Gen. Aminullah Amarkhil, the Police Chief in Ghazni, has said that the attacks has left one policeman dead and two more are injured.
Speaking to Salam Watandar, Baz Muhammad Hemat, the head to Ghazni Public Hospital, said that so far 11 wounded people and two dead bodies have been brought to them. He added 11 civilians including two women have been wounded in this attack.
The attack has badly damaged the court building. Zabihullah Mujaheed, the Taliban spokesman, has claimed the responsibility for today’s attack claiming that the Taliban have succeeded in “killing” a large number of government personnel.
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