Suicide bombers disguised as police officers kill 20 in Afghanistan

suicide bombers kill at least 20 police officers on Feb. 17 in Afghanistan

(Image credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

published 17 February 2015

At least 20 people, including two civilians, were killed in an attack on a police station in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Taliban suicide bombers disguised as police officers bombed the station in Pui-i-Alam, the capital of the Logar province.

The Associated Press reports that the first bomber blew himself up at the police headquarters' gate, and a second bomber detonated his explosives at a security checkpoint inside the police compound. Other bombers blew themselves up inside a dining hall where officers were eating lunch. An additional eight people were wounded in the attack.