22 dead and 22 injured in terrorist attack on Kabul University in Afghanistan
China News Agency, Beijing, November 3, Kabul News: Kabul University in Afghanistan was attacked by militants on the 2nd local time.
The Afghan Ministry of Interior confirmed that the attack resulted in 22 deaths, including three attackers, and 22 wounded.
The extremist organization "Islamic State" claimed responsibility for the attack.
According to a Reuters report, a group of militants launched an attack on Kabul University at around 11 o'clock local time on the 2nd. They broke into the campus and fired at will.
The Associated Press stated that militants disguised as police officers and entered the campus.
After entering the campus, they rushed into the law school building and at one time hijacked many hostages.
After the attack, Afghan security forces rushed to the scene and exchanged fire with the militants.
The firefight lasted until the evening of the 2nd, during which there were many explosions on the campus.
In the end, three militants were killed and the Afghan security forces fully controlled the situation.
The "Islamic State" claimed responsibility for the attack on the 2nd.
The organization stated that their target is Kabul University students, on the grounds that they will work for the Afghan government after graduation.
Afghan President Ghani delivered a video speech that day, condemning this as a despicable act of terrorism.
He expressed condolences to the victims and condolences to the injured.
He also announced that Afghanistan will hold a national mourning event.
This is the second attack on an educational institution in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in the past two weeks.
On October 25, a suicide bomb attack occurred outside a private education center in the Kabul Danish district of western Kabul, resulting in 24 deaths and 57 injuries, all of whom were civilians.
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