Smoke rises from the site of a blast and gun battle between Afghan security forces and a handful of militants in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan. more-inAfghan security forces battled a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday in a coordinated attack that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, local officials said. At least nine people, including a child, had been killed and 36 wounded, public health officials said. Gunmen rushed the building following the first blast at the entrance, a member of the provincial council told Reuters. He said at least four attackers, armed with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns, still appeared to be fighting police.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2018 11:26 UTC