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Suicide Bombers Strike Police Station in Eastern Afghanistan

At least five officers killed

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Afghan officials say a group of suicide bombers has attacked a police base in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least five officers.

Police say one of the attackers set off a car bomb, early Tuesday, at the entrance to the police headquarters. At least two others then blew themselves up inside the facility. Several other militants were killed in an hour-long gun battle.