(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Kabul, Sha'ban 29, 1437, June 05, 2016, SPA -- At least five people, including the new head of a court
in Afghanistan's south-eastern Logar province, have been killed when
three assailants attacked the court mid-morning Sunday, an official said, according to dpa.
"The new head of the court was being introduced today and the assailants used the rush hour opportunity to attack the court," said Nesar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai, the head of security for Logar police.
According to Rahimzai, 19 other people were wounded in the incident.
The attack is over, with all three assailants killed by Afghan security forces, he said.
--SPA
11:52 LOCAL TIME 08:52 GMT
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