Afghanistan: 3 Bombs Explode Outside Jail Compound in Jalalabad, 20 Injured

Attackers were said to be hiding near the prison. Clashes between the militants and Afghan police also took place.

Published: August 2, 2020 10:08 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Shubhangi Gupta

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New Delhi: At least 20 people were injured after three bombs on Sunday exploded outside a jail compound in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad.”A huge car bomb explosion was followed by at least two smaller bomb blasts outside a government-run prison,” Sohrab Qaderi, a provincial council member in Jalalabad, told Reuters.

Attackers were said to be hiding near the prison. Clashes between the militants and Afghan police also took place.

“At least 20 people were injured in the ongoing clashes,” Qaderi told the news agency.

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