Blast Near Indian Consulate

Afghan security forces exchanged fire with gunmen barricaded in a house near the Pakistan consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad after a suicide bomber blew himself up today, officials said.

A blast has been reported near the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad in Afghanistan. However, reports suggest the embassy was not targeted by the blast. No casualties have been reported so far; all Indians are said to be safe.

Afghan security forces exchanged fire with gunmen barricaded in a house near the Pakistan consulate in the eastern city of Jalalabad after a suicide bomber blew himself up today, officials said.

A blast has been reported near the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad in Afghanistan. However, reports suggest the embassy was not targeted by the blast. No casualties have been reported so far; all Indians are said to be safe.