The assault began when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car in front of the government building in the Afghan capital
A brazen hours-long coordinated assault on a government building in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday killed 29 people, most of them employees of the department for martyrs and disabled persons, said Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish.
Another 23 people were wounded, including three policemen.
The assault began with a suicide bomber who blew up his explosives-laden car in front of the multi-story building in an eastern neighbourhood of Kabul. Within minutes of the powerful explosion three gunmen, armed with assault rifles and explosive devices, stormed the building. For about eight hours they rampaged through the office complex, terrorising employees. Some of the employees managed to hide and police quickly evacuated 357 other employees, Danish said.
Witnesses reported hearing at least five explosions as police and gunmen traded fire. One of the dead was a police officer but the rest were civilians, including one women.
