4 dead and 60 injured after gunmen storm military hospital in Kabul – PB/TK
Gunmen storm military hospital near U.S. Embassy in Kabul – CBS/AP March 8, 2017
KABUL, Afghanistan — Gunmen stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan’s capital Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding more than 60, setting off six hours of clashes with security forces.
“The operation has ended. All the attackers have been killed. We are still assessing the damage,” interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) .
ISIS claimed responsibility in a statement carried by its Aamaq news agency.
The 400-bed military hospital is located near two civilian hospitals in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, which is also home to several embassies, including that of the U.S.
The Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement the attack began when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives at the hospital’s southern gate, while three other armed assailants, dressed as medical personnel, made their way inside.
The assailants began firing, and Afghan special forces raced to try to repel the attack, the statement continued.
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