Gunmen storm Afghan bank

"Gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a bank in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least nine people in the latest in a spate of attacks on high-profile urban targets.

A senior police officer was among dozens of people wounded in the assault on a branch of Kabul Bank , Afghanistan’s biggest private lender, in the eastern city of Jalalabad, an intelligence source said.


“I saw a group of armed men who rammed into the bank and started firing,” said Abdul Faqir, a resident.

Another witness, Sediqullah Momand, told Reuters: 'They shot the bank tellers first. I saw dead and wounded people inside the bank.'

Witnesses said the attackers were dressed in police or army uniform, a tactic often used by insurgents.

The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying it had deployed three suicide bombers to take part in the attack on Saturday. The intelligence source said at least two suicide bombers were involved."

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