ISIS Gunmen Storm Iraqi Embassy In Kabul
July 31 2017
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on Monday against the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul, reports Rudaw (Iraqi Kurdistan).
Authorities said a car bomb was detonated near the embassy near the Shar-e-Naw neighborhood. Three gunmen then stormed the building, said security officials.
At the time, fighting was ongoing and the gunmen were holed up inside, said officials.
The ambassador and diplomatic staff have been taken to a safe place, said a spokesman for the...
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