At Least 19 People Are Killed In Attack On Kabul University

Gunmen disguised as policemen stormed Kabul University in the Afghan capital in an hours-long assault on Monday, killing at least 19 people and wounding 22 more, including students who jumped out of windows to flee the attackers.

It is the second attack on a learning center in Kabul in recent days, and comes amid a spike in violence across the country.

The attack was claimed by Islamic State, the jihadist group’s Amaq News Agency said. Amaq said the gunmen targeted a gathering being held to mark the completion of a training course at the university.

Photos shared by a senior government official showed students lying dead in classrooms, some next to their books. One student appeared to have been shot as he was climbing out of a window.

Afghan media reported that a book exhibition was being held at the university and attended by a number of dignitaries at the time of the shooting. None of the dignitaries were reported hurt.

While Afghan officials declined to discuss the bookfair, Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency reported Sunday that Iranian Ambassador Bahador Aminian and cultural attaché Mojtaba Noroozi were to inaugurate the fair, which was hosting some 40 Iranian publishers.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8906053/ISIS-gunmen-storm-Kabul-University-Afghanistan-killing-19-wounding-20.html

Source: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/02/930263867/at-least-19-people-killed-in-attack-on-kabul-university

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/afghanistan-attack/gunmen-storm-kabul-university-in-second-deadly-attack-on-students-idUSKBN27I0QL

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