KABUL (PAN): Three militants were killed and as many policemen injured in a four-hour clash that erupted in the heart of Kabul on Wednesday, a day ahead of key presidential and provincial council elections. A group of assailants entered a building of Pashtani Trade Bank and started firing at police in the Seraji area of Eyewitnesses said the clash that came on Salahuddin Ayubi, a sub-commander of the Jalaluddin Haqqani network, claimed responsibility for the attack. He said two police vehicles were destroyed in the assault. About two years ago, militants attacked a Mujahiddin Independence Day during a celebration ceremony in the area. myn/ls/mud
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