Suicide attackers hit Afghan police compound

By Washington Examiner

Published February 21, 2014 9:21am ET

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Suicide attackers hit Afghan police compound — A U.S. soldier stands at the site where a suicide bombers have attacked a police compound in Surobi district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Afghan officials said suicide bombers have attacked a police compound in a mountainous area near the capital, Kabul. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) | Rahmat Gul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants attacked a police compound near Kabul with explosives and guns on Friday, setting off an hour-long firefight that left one officer dead and four wounded, according to Afghan officials.

Interior Ministry spokesman Seddiq Seddiqi said a suicide car bomber first blew through the gates of the district police headquarters in Surobi early Monday morning.

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