Attackers believed to be fully armed with machine guns, rocket launchers and suicide vests have opened fire on the main Afghan election commission headquarters east of Kabul. The attack on Saturday occured after the armed men entered a building in front of the commission headquarters, according to Al Jazeera sources in the area. I can confirm an attack at the IEC [Independent Election Commission] headquarters, Noor Mohammad Noor, the IEC spokesman, told AFP news agency. We heard two explosions inside the IEC compound, the sound of firing is still ongoing, but people are safe and are in safe rooms. Interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said that, Initial information shows that three or four attackers have occupied a building and are firing on the IEC office. There is no word on casualties yet, as police rushed to the scene. The attack comes one week ahead of voting. It is the fourth attack in the past eight days in Afghanistan, and the second attack targeting election offices in Kabul. On Friday, Taliban fighters attacked a Kabul guesthouse used by a US anti-landmine charity, killing two people including a teenage girl. The Taliban have vowed a campaign of violence to disrupt the polls on April 5, urging their fighters to attack polling staff, voters and security forces in the run-up to election day. Source: Al Jazeera
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:09:31 +0000
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