Kabul: A Group of Suicide Bombers today attacked the Indian Consulate at Jalalabad Afghanistan. Security Forces exchanged fire with the terrorists. Three civilians have been reportedly killed and 20 wounded. Indian Employees have been reported to be safe.
A car containing explosives hit a barrier near the consulate and detonated. There were 3 suicide bombers inside the Car.
Security Agencies had already alerted the Indian Ambassador at Kabul about the possible attack and asked them not to leave home without a bullet-proof jacket nor travel in a convoy of less than three armoured Land Cruisers.
Indian envoy to Afghanistan Amar Sinha was asked to not to get out of the car till it is in a security-cleared spot, to ensure that he only travels in a convoy of armoured vehicles always equipped with a jammer, and not to disclose the movements of the convoy to staffers till the last moment.
According to Reports,  Pakistani Intelligence Agency ISI had paid half a million Pakistani rupees to two militants of the Taliban’s Haqqani network in Afghanistan to attack the Indian envoy two weeks ago.
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