AFGHANISTAN

32 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

AFGHANISTAN-ATTACK/ Smoke rises from police headquarters while Afghan security forces keep watch after a suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked the provincial police headquarters in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, Afghanistan October 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters

At least 32 people were killed and over 200 others injured on Tuesday in a suicide attack next to a police training centre in Afghanistan's Paktia province, a senior official said.

The casualties include training centre members, police personnel and civilians. The toll might increase further, the official told Xinhua news agency.

The attack took place in the provincial capital of Gardez city, 100km south of Kabul, reports Xinhua news agency.

The number of attackers was six, all equipped with suicide vests and light arms, according to security forces. 

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

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