Afghanistan: 4 dead in suicide bombing attack near India, Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad

At least four people were killed and three minor injured after a suicide bomber blew him up near India, Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan.

Author: India.com News Desk

Published: January 13, 2016, 11:31 AM IST

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Jalalabad, Jan 13: At least four people were killed and three minor injured after a suicide bomber blew him up near India, Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan. The explosion took place 200 meters from the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, while the fierce gun-battle between terrorists and security forces in on near the India and Pakistan consulate. The Pakistan consulate was sealed off after the explosion.

Security sources confirm that four policemen killed and three school children injured in suicide bombing in Jalalabad, reported Afghanistan media. According to reports, the suicide bomber tried to join a queue of people seeking visas to Pakistan and later blew himself up after being prevented from entering the consulate. (ALSO READ: 15 killed in bomb blast outside polio centre in Pakistan)

There have been several blast in Afghanistan over recent weeks. The Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif was attacked on January 3, with an unknown number of gunmen attempting to enter the compound. The Afghanistan official claimed that the Pakistani military officers were involved in the attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif.