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Taliban storms Afghan Ministries, 26 killed

Posted by seumasach on February 12, 2009

 

Eight gunmen wearing suicide vests go on a shooting spree

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Photo: AP 
 
Under attack: Afghan security personnel take positions near the Afghan Justice Ministry in Kabul following an attack by Taliban gunmen on Wednesday.

 

KABUL: Taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed the Justice Ministry and another government building in Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday, killing 26 people ahead of a planned visit by President Barack Obama’s special envoy to the region Richard Holbrooke.

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