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Suicide attack followed by gunshots kills 4 in W. Afghanistan

11th August, 2016 · admin

heratprovinceHERAT, Afghanistan, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — A suicide bombing followed by gunshots have killed four people and injured three others in Shindand district of the western Herat province on Thursday, police said.

“A terrorist detonated his explosive-laden vehicle next to a base of national army in Shindand district which followed by gunshots have so far claimed four lives and injured three others,” a police spokesman Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi told Xinhua.

Firefight between the attackers and security forces have been going on, the official further said.

Meantime, spokesman for Herat provincial government, Jilani Farhad in talks with Xinhua confirmed the incident, saying details would be provide later after investigation.

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