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Afghanistan attack: Gunmen killed

| | May 24, 2014, at 12:20 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): All the four gunmen, who attacked the Indian Consulate in in Afghanistan's Herat city with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, were killed on Friday.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin informed that no diplomatic staff was injured in the attack that began at 3.25 am.
 
"Update!  4 attackers killed. Staff at r Consulate in Herat #Afghanistan safe. Morale high," Akbaruddin posted in Twitter.
 
 
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had a telephonic conversation regarding the attack.
 
"PM designate @narendramodi & Prez Karzai of #Afghanistan have a telephone conversation regarding attack on #India's Consulate in Herat," Akbaruddin tweeted.
 
Modi thanked the Afghanistan President for his support. 
 
"PM desig @narendramodi thanks Prez Karzai of #Afghanistan for efforts of Afghan forces in thwarting attack on #India's Consulate in Herat," Akhbaruddin tweeted.
 
"Prez Karzai of #Afghanistan calls PM designate @narendramodi assures that #Afghanistan will do all to protect #India's Missions there," he said.
 
Modi also called India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Amar Sinha and condemned the attack.
 
Syed Akbaruddin posted: "PM designate @narendramodi calls up #India's Amb in #Afghanistan. Bolsters morale. Assures all support to brave staff at Consulate in Herat."
 
"I condemn the attack on our consulate in Herat, Afghanistan. Closely monitoring the situation. I have spoken to the Ambassador as well," tweeted Modi.
 
Four gunmen on Friday attacked the Indian Consulate in Herat with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, said officials.
 
Security forces, including soldiers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), immediately cordoned off the area and a heavy bullet exchange started.
 
Akbaruddin tweeted: "#India's Consulate in Herat, #Afghanistan attacked. Brave ITBP personnel and Afghan soldiers rebut attackers. All safe. Operation underway."
 
"#India-#Afghanistan officials in touch on attack on India's Consulate in Herat. Foreign Secy Sujatha Singh monitoring situation. All safe," he posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
 
 
#Afghanistan attack: Gunmen killed # Narendra Modi # Hamid Karzai

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