Kabul, Afghanistan: Rebels die in attack on UN base in Herat

Kabul, Afghanistan: Rebels die in attack on UN base in Herat

The attackers wore suicide vests and dressed in burkas Afghan security forces have killed four militants who attacked a UN compound in the western city of Herat, officials say.A fifth attacker blew himself up at the gates, before the others, wearing suicide vests got inside, triggering a gun battle with police. Police and security forces surrounded the base, which houses a number of UN offices, and fought a 15-minute gun battle with the militants. All the attackers were killed, a

spokesman for the provincial governor said.A Taliban spokesman said the group was behind the attack, AFP news agency reported.A fifth attacker blew himself up at the gates, before the others, wearing suicide vests got inside, triggering a gun battle with police.

A UN guard and a policeman were lightly hurt.In October 2009, 12 people, including six UN workers were killed, when insurgents raided a guesthouse in the capital, Kabul. It was the largest attack against a UN target in Afghanistan since last year. KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan police say insurgents launched a pair of pre-dawn attacks on NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan. Maj. Wazir Pacha of the provincial police headquarters said attackers used heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades, but had been beaten back into corn fields surrounding the bases.