At least 2 killed in Taliban attack on German consulate in N. Afghan city
KABUL, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least two persons were killed and more than two dozens injured in an overnight Taliban car bombing against German consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, local officials said Friday.
"One terrorist detonated a car bomb near the gate of German Consulate office late Thursday night, killing himself and one other person and injuring 28 others," a security source told Xinhua anonymously.
Further details about the incident are still forthcoming amid the absence of official statement while UN official sources put the number of the injured at 90 by the powerful explosion which occurred roughly at 11:15 p.m. (local time) Thursday.
"The injured were residents who suffer injuries by the bomb shrapnel and flying glasses as the blast damaged several buildings near the site," the source said, adding an investigation was launched into the incident and further details will be released after wards.
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Germany's Federal Foreign Office confirms armed attack on German Consul General
BERLIN, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Federal Foreign Office confirmed the armed attack on the German Consul General in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on its social media account on Thursday night.
According to the Federal Foreign Office, combat operations have broken out in front of and on the territory of the German Consul General.
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