Attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan
15 March 2014 6:00 AM IST
A suicide bomber was on Thursday gunned down close to the Indian consulate complex in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province before he could detonate explosives.
Sources here said the bomber was shot dead by Afghan security forces around 1.30 pm after he managed to gain access to the street housing the Indian consulate.
They said authorities in Kandahar have informed the Indian officials about the attempt to attack the Indian consulate. All Indians are safe. ‘Local police informed the mission that the militant was approaching the Indian consulate,’ a source said.
In August last year, three bombers drove in a car towards the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad and detonated explosives, killing 12, including eight children.
Sources here said the bomber was shot dead by Afghan security forces around 1.30 pm after he managed to gain access to the street housing the Indian consulate.
They said authorities in Kandahar have informed the Indian officials about the attempt to attack the Indian consulate. All Indians are safe. ‘Local police informed the mission that the militant was approaching the Indian consulate,’ a source said.
In August last year, three bombers drove in a car towards the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad and detonated explosives, killing 12, including eight children.
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