Gunmen attack Afghan election commission

1,644 views · Published 29 March 2014 · 2:37 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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Attackers armed with machine guns, rocket launchers and suicide vests have opened fire on the main Afghan election commission headquarters east of Kabul.

The attack on Saturday occurred after the armed men entered a building in front of the commission headquarters, according to Al Jazeera sources in the area.

Four attackers died and two police officers were injured during the incident.

Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.

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