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Car Bomb Explodes in Suicide Attack on Directorate of Security Office in Northern Afghanistan

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KABUL (Sputnik) - A large explosion was heard on Monday near the Afghan National Directorate of Security's office in the northern Samangan province... 13.07.2020, Sputnik International

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Car Bomb Explodes in Suicide Attack on Directorate of Security Office in Northern Afghanistan

10:43 GMT 13.07.2020 (Updated: 17:09 GMT 31.07.2023)

© AP Photo / Rahmat GulAfghan security forces gather at the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Three American service members and a U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb near the main US base in Afghanistan.

Afghan security forces gather at the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Three American service members and a U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb near the main US base in Afghanistan. - Sputnik International

KABUL (Sputnik) - A large explosion was heard on Monday near the Afghan National Directorate of Security's office in the northern Samangan province, eyewitnesses told Sputnik.

Mohammad Sediq Azizi, a spokesman for Samangan's governor, told Sputnik that several militants may have entered the NDS office. He also said shots could be heard inside the building. According to Mohammad Hashim Sarwari, deputy chief for the provincial council, the blast was so powerful that it was heard miles away and damaged numerous buildings.

تازه خبر
سمنګان ولایت کي چاودنه سوې او په پراخ ډول یی ملکیانو ته زیان اړولی.‌
پېښه نن دوشنبه سهار شاوخوا یولس بجی سوي ده
د #سمنګان د والي ویاند وايي چاودنه د ښاروالی سره نژدې سیمه کي سوی ده .
هغه وايي د پېښي د ځایه یی روغتونه ۴۰ تنه ټپیان او وژل سوی کسان لیږدولی دي.‌#ANDSF pic.twitter.com/YAPiQUOLg0
— Sada-e Azadi صدای آزادی (@SadaeAzadi) July 13, 2020

The gunfire started after a car bomb blast, Azizi confirmed. According to the governor's spokesman, 43 people were injured in the incident. The TOLO News broadcaster also reported that at least 43 people, including three children, were hospitalised after the explosion.