Afghan gunfight: Explosions and firing rock Kabul
LONDON. September 13. KAZINFORM An ongoing bomb and gun attack is rocking the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, with a string of blasts targeting the US embassy and Nato's Isaf headquarters; Kazinform refers to BBC.
A string of loud blasts was heard and insurgents are believed to be holed up in a building in the area.
The Taliban says it is behind the attack.
It comes weeks after suicide attackers stormed the city's British Council office, killing 12 people.
The Taliban also claimed responsibility for that hours-long attack on 19 August, saying it was to mark the anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from the UK in 1919.
Co-ordinated attack
"Today at 13.00 (08.30 GMT) at Kabul's Abdul Haq roundabout a massive suicide attack on local and foreign intelligence facilities is ongoing," said a spokesman for the Islamist group of Tuesday's attack.
It appears to be a complex operation with a number of suicide bombers involved, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in the Afghan capital.
A number of attackers have taken refuge in a partly-built high-rise building overlooking the area, from where they are coordinating their actions and exchanging sporadic gunfire with Afghan forces, adds our correspondent.
He saw a rocket-propelled grenade apparently overshoot the US embassy in the upmarket area, where Afghan security officials have sealed off streets and urged residents to stay away from windows; Kazinform cites BBC.
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