Gunmen have attacked the Shamshad TV station in the Afghan capital of Kabul, supposedly leaving one individual dead and injuring about 20 others, local media reported Tuesday.
According to the TOLOnews broadcaster, a suicide attacker detonated his explosives near the entrance to the compound belonging to Shamshad TV, after which two or three armed men stormed the building.
Shamshad TV station under attack since 11:00am, sounds of heavy explosions and continued gun firing heard.I hope everyone is safe #Kabul pic.twitter.com/HofiwVB18L
— Bismillah Achakzai (@bkachazkai) 7 ноября 2017 г.
The Afghan security forces are working to free the compound of militants, while Crisis Response Unit officers are searching the houses in the vicinity, TOLOnews reported, citing the Afghan Interior Ministry's spokesman Najib Danish.
"Some of my colleagues were killed and injured. I managed to escape," Hashmat Istankzai, a reporter for the Pashto-language channel, told in an interview to the BBC.
Shamshad TV under attack in Kabul city. Security forces converge on the scene and cordon off the area as attack continues. pic.twitter.com/w556VQ94Lc
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) 7 ноября 2017 г.
The Taliban terrorist group (banned in Russia) has refuted the involvement in the attack, the broadcaster added.
Kabul has been an epicenter of terrorist attacks in the country for a long time, with the latest attack on a diplomatic area that took place last week.
