Four dead in US consulate attack in Afghan
16 Sept 2013 4:45 AM IST
At least four Afghans were killed in a Taliban suicide attack on the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat, the state department has said.
There were no US casualties in the attack on Herat, a key business hub located in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran, deputy state department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on Saturday.
At least three Afghan guards and one interpreter were killed, Harf said. Earlier, Afghan officials had said one guard was dead and 18 other people wounded.
Harf cautioned that the toll could still change.
The consulate compound, in which US diplomats lived, was closed until further notice, and all US officials relocated to Kabul, she said.
There were no US casualties in the attack on Herat, a key business hub located in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran, deputy state department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on Saturday.
At least three Afghan guards and one interpreter were killed, Harf said. Earlier, Afghan officials had said one guard was dead and 18 other people wounded.
Harf cautioned that the toll could still change.
The consulate compound, in which US diplomats lived, was closed until further notice, and all US officials relocated to Kabul, she said.
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