Gunbattle continues after suicide attack near Iraqi embassy in Afghan capital

Record ID: 904756

  • Title: Gunbattle continues after suicide attack near Iraqi embassy in Afghan capital
  • Date: 31st July 2017
  • Summary: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (JULY 31, 2017) (REUTERS) PEOPLE EVACUATING AREA SMOKE ABOVE BUILDING/BLAST AND GUNSHOTS HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND SECURITY PICK WITH ARMED PERSONNEL DRIVING PAST SECURITY CORDON SECURITY PERSONNEL IN PLACE PEOPLE WALKING PAST SECURITY CORDON VARIOUS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL IN PLACE AROUND SECURITY CORDON
  • Embargoed: 14th August 2017 09:01
  • Keywords: Blast suicide attack Iraqi embassy Kabul
  • Location: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
  • City: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Topics: Bombing (non-military),Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016S1RQKN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Afghan security forces battled gunmen near a police compound and the nearby Iraqi embassy in Kabul on Monday (July 31) following a suicide bombing.
    The target of the attack was not immediately clear but police on the scene said that the gunmen appeared to have taken cover in the embassy building in a business district of the city, from where smoke could be seen rising. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
    Security officials said there appeared to be five gunmen involved but there was no immediate word on any casualties.
    The attack comes a week after at least 35 people were killed in a suicide attack on government workers in Kabul and underlines the precarious security in Afghanistan as the U.S. administration considers an overhaul of its policy in the region.
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