☰

Global

Indian consulate in Afghan city Mazar-i-Sharif attacked - official


    MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif came under attack on Sunday with an unknown number of gunmen attempting to enter the compound after twin explosions and shots were heard, the spokesman for the local governor said.

    No details were immediately available on casualties or damage.

    The attack came as Indian security forces were still trying to suppress an assault on an air base near the border with Pakistan that has killed at least seven military personnel and wounded 20 others.

    (Reporting by Bashir Ansari; writing by James Mackenzie; editing by Ralph Boulton)