Five Afghans were killed and four more wounded in an attack on their vehicle outside the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, a major US stronghold north of Kabul, local media reported. The attackers remain unknown.
The attack happened on Thursday evening, around 10 pm local time, when a vehicle carrying the local employees was approaching the base. Attackers opened fire on the vehicle, a local official told reporters.
Breaking: Gunmen attacked Bagram Airbase local workers close to the base around 10 pm, killing 5 and wounding 4 others, Esmat Mohmmadi, a member of Parwan Provincial Council, told Media. The workers were in a vehicle, gunmen are unidentified, no group claimed the attack yet. pic.twitter.com/wLzQJHOfWC
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No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet, though multiple reports have cast suspicion at Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants operating in Afghanistan.
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Source: RT