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Global Headlines Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen storm education department building in Nangarhar, take hostages
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 11 Jul 2018, 06:50 am Print
Kabul: Many have been taken hostage in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after unknown gunmen stormed the education department building on Wednesday morning.
The incident took place at PD 5 of Jalalabad city, the provincial capital, at around 9:30 am, local Tolo News quoted officials as saying.
According to provincial governor's spokesperson Attaullah Khoghyani, neither the number of assailants, nor the number of hostages, have been ascertained
Asif Shinwari, a spokesman for the Nangarhar education directorate, said that a security guard was gunned down by the gunmen.
The area has since been cordoned off.
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