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2nd LD: Attack on German consulate in northern Afghan city kills 4, wounds 115 others

Xinhua, November 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four Afghans have been killed and 115 others injured as a vehicle bomb targeted the German consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in the northern Balkh province, a local security official said Friday.

"At least four people had been killed and 115 others sustained injuries as a result of a vehicle bomb attack against the German consulate at 11:05 p.m. local time Thursday which followed by a gun battle," the official told Xinhua but declined to be named.

Almost all the victims are civilians, the official added, saying the Taliban militants apparently detonated an explosive-laden truck, which has damaged houses about 5 km away from the site of blast.

Meantime, Balkh provincial police chief Sayed Kamal Sadat, told the media that two persons had been arrested following the explosion.

Director of civilian hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif, Khawja Noor Mohammad Faiz has confirmed that four dead bodies and 115 injured persons, including 17 children and 10 women, have been taken to hospital.

There is no report on possible casualties of consulate staff in the bombing.

Taliban outfit has claimed of responsibility for the deadly bombing, saying the attack on the German consulate was to revenge the killing of Taliban militants in the northern Kunduz city last week, including Taliban commander Mullah Taqi. Enditem