Gunmen attack TV station in Afghan capital Kabul

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Gunmen have attacked a local television station in the Afghan capital Kabul, with reports that people have been killed and injured.

Witnesses say the attackers threw grenades and fired guns as they entered the Shamshad TV headquarters.

A reporter who managed to escape told the BBC the attackers were still inside the building with gunfire being heard.

More than 100 employees are thought to be inside the building. It is not clear who was behind the attack.

“Some of my colleagues were killed and injured. I managed to escape,” Hashmat Istankzai, a reporter for Shamshad TV, told the BBC.

The Afghan capital has been targeted repeatedly in recent months by the Taliban and so-called Islamic State militants.

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