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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The American University in #Kabul attacked by gunmen leaving 1 dead and 26 injured


Explosions and gunfire reported as gunmen storm the university, killing at least one person and injuring 26 others. At least one person has been killed after armed men attacked the campus of the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, according to an official and a student.

At least 26 others were injured in the attack on Wednesday evening, according to health officials.

"Several gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul and there are reports of gunfire and explosions," Mohammad Saleem Rasouly, the head of Kabul's hospitals, told the Reuters news agency.

"[The attackers] are inside the compound and there are foreign professors along with hundreds of students."

Dozens of soldiers cordoned off the area after the attack started on Wednesday evening, when the elite private university is usually packed with students, many of them working professionals doing part-time courses at the facility.

With files by AlJazeera

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