ISIS Claims Attacks On Pakistani Consulate In Afghanistan | News World India

Islamic State (ISIS) on Wednesday claimed attacked on Pakistani Consulate In Afghanistan’s Jalalabad, which left seven police personnels dead.

According to TOLO News, the main target of the blast this time was the Pakistan Consulate.

#PakistanConsulate target of Jalalabad blast. 4 policemen at mission killed in initial suicide bombing. Clashes continue inside consulate

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“The bomb attack targeted a police vehicle near the Pakistani consulate office, killing two police officers. So far, we have no more details, but we will try to get more information,” a security source told Xinhua news agency.

A private high school and several other diplomatic mission offices, including Indian and Iranian consulate buildings, are also located in the area.

Two persons were injured in the blast that took place at around 9 a.m. (local time) in the city, which is capital of eastern Nangarhar province, he said.

Government troops cordoned off the area after the blast, fearing a second blast. Several warning shots were also fired by the security forces.

Further details about the incident are yet to come in the absence of an official statement.

So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban militant group have launched similar attacks in the country recently.

Officials have called it a suicide attack in an area where there are many foreign consulates including those of India and Pakistan.

The attack took place 200 meters from the Indian consulate. Firing is still on.

Sources say the Indian consulate is not a clear target. All Indians are reported to be safe.

Local TV channel 1TVNewsAF reported that at least two people have been killed and two injured in the blast, which was caused by a suicide bomber.

The area around the Pakistani consulate has been sealed off following the suicide attack, police told Reuters, adding that there may be casualties from the blast.

This is the third attack in 10 days targeting Indian missions in Afghanistan.

A senior Afghan police officer said yesterday that Pakistan army officers were behind the January 3 attack on the Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Sayed Kamal Sadat, police chief of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, said the attackers, “officers from across the border, were well-trained military men who fought Afghan security forces in the 25-hour siege,” Tolo News reported.

“We saw with our own eyes and I can say 99 percent that those attackers were from Pakistani military and used special tactics while conducting their operation,” Mr Sadat was quoted as saying.

After being kept at bay by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel posted at the consulate, four terrorists were killed by the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces.

One Afghan security personnel lost his life and nine others, including three civilians, were wounded in the attack.

An Indian Air Force base in Pathankot was also attacked on January 2 by six terrorists believed to be of Pakistani origin. Seven security personnel were martyred in the gun-battle that lasted for over 80 hours.