An International Committee of the Red Cross office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, is reportedly under attack. Reports are coming in of a large explosion and gunfire at the scene.
https://twitter.com/RodrigoEBR/status/339750748244021248
ICRC in Jalalabad under attack. Target thought to be guest house. Residents report large explosion followed by gunfire. Attack continuing.
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) May 29, 2013
Suicide bomber detonated explosives at Red Cross office gate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan; two insurgents inside; firefight ongoing #breaking
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) May 29, 2013
Attack in ICRC hq on #Jalalabad
Smoke rising from compound. Fire inside. Gov Spox says 2attackers kill 1 guard at gate. #afghan— Jennifer Glasse (@JenniferGlasse) May 29, 2013
Smoke on #jalalabad skyline. Attack on#ICRC hq Gov Spox says 1 guard killed by 2 attackers. #afghan pic.twitter.com/G8BEQkIwAr
— Jennifer Glasse (@JenniferGlasse) May 29, 2013
Tweets from a Kabul-based journalist whose Twitter bio says he is “working with Al-Jazeera English.”
Suicide attack rocks #jalalabad city #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/40To3HeMuc
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
Dense smoke after Suicide attack followed by gunfire #Jalalabad #AFG pic.twitter.com/6PUKRkxXVf
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
Heavy gunfire followed by the suicide attack – black smoke covers skies #jalalabad #Afghanistan #AFG
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
@shahood83: #jalalabad attack #ICRC #drone flying over the site pic.twitter.com/10DGc9NfPF
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
#AFG #jalalabad #Drone pic.twitter.com/82vAX4Mv8K
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
ICRC attack #Jalalabad
Smoke rising from compound. Fire inside. Gov Spox says 2 attackers,kill 1 guard at gate. #AFG— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
#AFG #ANSF at the site of #ICRC attack in #Jalalabad city @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/s61YEvqffC
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
Reuters correspondent Hamid Shalizi has more on the attack and rescues. At least three attackers, including the suicide bomber, appear to be involved.
1 Afghan guard was killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of ICRC office in Jal, 2 other attackers went in, Gov Spox
— Hamid Shalizi (@HamidShalizi) May 29, 2013
Nangarhar Dep Police Chief Masoom Hashimi says they have rescued 3 expats from ICRC building and operation is ongoing
— Hamid Shalizi (@HamidShalizi) May 29, 2013
Jalalabad Police managed to rescue six ICRC foreign staff & the clearance operation is ongoing, Sediq Sediqqi Interior Min Spox to @Reuters
— Hamid Shalizi (@HamidShalizi) May 29, 2013
Images and reports continue to come in:
Attack on Red Cross office on #Jalalabad @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/hGVVIlr323
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/bashirgwakh/status/339758672454500354
#Afghan forces responds #ICRC attack in #Jalalabad @AJEngliah pic.twitter.com/ukA7EaYmfV
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
“We will flash the insurgents out of ICRC office in half an hour” Nangarhar Deputy Police chief.
— Sangar Rahimi?? (@SangarRahimi) May 29, 2013
6 members of staff at @ICRC in #AFG Jalalabad office have been rescued, are safe – Interior Ministry @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/ekBjWRYLBz
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
#AFG smoke rising @ICRC office in #Jalalabad @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/AyjyZr2omS
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
#Afghan policeman bravely climbs roof tops to rescue @ICRC staff in suicide complex attack in #Jalalabad @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/KTnUucrzKI
— Abdullah Shahood (@shahood83) May 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/bashirgwakh/status/339764786294300672
Photos from the scene of armed attack on @ICRC office in eastern #Afghanistan – more here: https://t.co/NNAt7dHqlm pic.twitter.com/2YAmdH2UIO
— Akmal Dawi (@akmaldawi) May 29, 2013
The standoff is reportedly over and it appears all three attackers have been killed.
https://twitter.com/HamidShalizi/status/339765195872296960
RT @Man__Yar:Police: As many 7 foreign workers of ICRC were in the office when the attack happened. All 7, 3 women and 4 men were evacuated.
— AHMAD MUKHTAR (@AhMukhtar) May 29, 2013
1 Local guard killed & 1 other wounded, also 1 foreigner slightly wounded in the #ICRC Jalalabad attack. stand-off over. police
— AHMAD MUKHTAR (@AhMukhtar) May 29, 2013
Twitchy will monitor this developing story and update as details continue to emerge.
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been updated to indicate that the attack is no longer ongoing, according to reports.
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