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At least five attempted bombers have been killed during an ongoing gun battle with police in southwestern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.
Officials said the men entered a government compound in Nimroz province on Wednesday armed with guns and bombing vests.
Zemeri Bashary, a spokesman for the Afghan interior ministry, said police opened fire on the group, killing at least five people, The Associated Press news agency reported.
Musa Rasooli, the deputy police chief in the province, said the attackers were targeting the provincial governor's compound.
He said two bombers had blown themselves up outside the compound.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. It said it was targeting government officials.
Nimroz province is located in southwestern Afghanistan along the Iranian border.
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Map of Afghanistan locating Nimroz province
Al-Jazeera
