Taliban shoot up Afghan court, kill 7 in retaliatory attack
Source: cnn
(CNN)A trio of Taliban gunmen attacked an Afghan court on Sunday, killing seven people including "a number of prosecutors and judges," the terror group said.
The gunmen stormed a provincial court in Pul-i-Alam, said Saleem Saleh, spokesman for the governor of eastern Logar province. Pul-i-Alam is the capital of Logar province, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of Kabul.
The attack triggered a shootout with Afghan security forces that lasted 1 1/2 hours. At least 23 people were wounded.
The seven killed included the director of the provincial attorney general's office, Saleh said. Authorities did not specify how many other prosecutors and judges were killed.
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Since the Afghan government executed six Taliban insurgents last month, the Taliban has claimed three attacks targeting judges, prosecutors and other court employees.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/05/asia/taliban-afghanistan-court-attack/
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