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Rocket attack hits Kabul following US Defense Secretary Mattis' arrival

World news September 27, 2017
Several rockets struck Kabul's international airport following US Defense Secretary James Mattis and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's arrival.

JUST IN: Afghan president confirms attack at Kabul airport hours after arrival of U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis

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Hours after Secretary of Defense arrived in for unannounced visit, mortar rockets were fired at airport. Mattis already left.

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At least 6mortars fired by the attackers towards Hamid Karzai International Airport.Attackers have black scarfs,a Kabul police officer

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All flights in and out of (HKIA) cancelled. All operations suspended for the next 2 hours, official with civil aviation ministry.

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Police conducted a search operation in 2 areas of where is thought that rockets were fired from on Kabul airport.

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Taliban claimed the responsibility of rocket attacks on airport saying "US Defense minister chopper was the target"

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Both ISIS & Taliban claimed responsibility of Kabul rocket attacks. Lack of coordination or joint operation???

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Two more booms just now.

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- another explosion reported - bringing the total to at least 3 in the past 25 minutes.

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Up to 40 rounds of munition hit the Kabul airport so far. 29 were RPGs.

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These two rockets landed just outside the Barron Hotel which is close to the military side of Kabul airport.

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- Unconfirmed reports indicate military airstrike was carried out in Kabul city at about 2:40pm against a Taliban hideout

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- sources said target had been a house from where insurgents had been firing off rockets targeting Kabul airport

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Out of several rockets, 1 of them landed inside a residential house wounding 5 ppl (a woman in critical condition)

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- Mattis calls today's rocket attack a crime

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