ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Pakistani embassy in Kabul
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Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan’s embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday.
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ISLAMABAD - The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan’s embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul,
The embassy came under attack on Friday, with gunfire wounding a Pakistani security guard, officials said. Islamabad has called it an attempt to assassinate its head of mission, who was unhurt.
ISIS claimed the attack was carried out by two of its members armed with “medium and sniper weapons”. The strike was targeted at the ambassador and his guards who were in the courtyard of the embassy.
The attack injured at least one guard and caused damage to the building, the group said. REUTERS
