Attackers
have detonated explosives before storming the offices of the Save the Children
charity in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
At least 11 people are reported
injured so far and it is believed about 50 staff were in the building at
the time.
A suspected suicide car bomb blast
began the assault, with the gunmen now said to be using machine guns and RPGs
from higher floors in the building.
No group has yet said it is behind
Wednesday's attack.
What was the latest on the
attack?
It started at about 09:10 local time
(04:40 GMT) when a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the
Save the Children compound,This was confirmed by Ataullah Khogyani, a
provincial government spokesperson.
An eyewitness who was inside the
compound at the time told AFP news agency that he saw a gunman hitting the main
gate with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG).
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