From ABC News:
The American Consulate in the western Afghanistan city of Herat, came
under attack early this morning, the U.S. State Department confirms.
The attack began around 6 a.m. local time when militants drove to the
front of the consulate's gate. Once they reached the check point, the
militants began attacking the consulate's perimeter security officers,
possibly firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. Shortly
after, the entire truck exploded, damaging the front gate of the
consulate, according to State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf.
Non-security staff at the consulate immediately took shelter while
American and contractor security personnel fought with the militants,
who had breached the compound, Harf said in a statement. Some of the
attackers, according to Harf, appeared to be wearing suicide bombs.
"Full details are not known of the extent of the attack at this point, but the attack is currently over," Harf said.
If that fails, they always have a backup plan: blame it on George Bush.
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