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Gunmen Reportedly Kill 5 People in Attack on House of Afghan Parliamentarian

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Three gunmen killed about five people, including two children, in an attack on the house of Member of Parliament from Helmand province Mir Wali, media reported... 21.12.2016, Sputnik International

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Gunmen Reportedly Kill 5 People in Attack on House of Afghan Parliamentarian

23:23 GMT 21.12.2016

Afghan security forces keep watch in front of a mosque where an explosion happened in Kabul, Afghanistan November 21, 2016. - Sputnik International

Three gunmen killed about five people, including two children, in an attack on the house of Member of Parliament from Helmand province Mir Wali, media reported Wednesday, citing security sources.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The attack on the house, located in Kabul, resulted in the deaths of the lawmaker's two grandsons, a son of a parliament member from Kandahar and two security service members, the security sources said, as cited by the TOLO News channel.

According to the broadcaster, Mir Wali managed to escape, but the attackers took a number of his family members and friends hostage.

At least one of the gunmen reportedly detonated a suicide vest.