Reuters: Multiple blasts and gun battle in eastern Afghan city
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan security forces battled for hours against a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday after a coordinated assault that killed at least 15 people and wounded 42, local officials said.
A car bomb was detonated at the entrance to the state accounts office before a group of about six attackers armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades rushed the building, the officials said. There were multiple blasts as they fought off security forces in a gun battle that lasted much of the day.
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More News On Today's Taliban Attack On The Eastern Afghan City Of Jalalabad
15 dead, 42 injured in attack on Afghan govt building -- RTE
Militants attack Afghan government building, 10 dead -- AP
At least ten dead after bomb, gun battle in Afghan city -- AFP
Coordinated attack ends in Jalalabad city, 10 dead, 42 wounded -- Khaama Press
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