5 Suicide bombers launch co-ordinated attack in Afghanistan, killing and wounding dozens

Dozens of people were killed or wounded when as many as five suicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials say.

Key points:

• Car bomb explodes, then multiple suicide bombers attack
• Doctors say at least five police killed and 30 people wounded
• Taliban claims responsibility for attack

The attack began about 6:30am when one bomber detonated a car packed with explosives at the gate of the police headquarters in Gardez city, capital of Paktia province, said Najib Danish, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry.

Four more attackers stormed the gate after the blast, with at least two quickly killed by police.

The others held out against Afghan special forces that had responded to the attack, he said.

Mr Danish put the toll at two police killed and five wounded.

However, doctors at the city hospital said they had received the bodies of at least five police, as well as at least 30 wounded people, including 20 civilians.

Source: Suicide bombers launch co-ordinated attack in Afghanistan, killing and wounding dozens – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)