Afghanistan: Kabul rocket attack strikes palace

Source: telegraph.co.uk

A rocket struck the presidential palace in Kabul and a second has hit the capital's police headquarters, just two days before Afghanistan's presidential election, a police source said.

Published: 5:18AM BST 18 Aug 2009

The first rocket caused some damage inside the heavily fortified palace compound in the city centre. The second hit the main police headquarters nearby. No one was hurt.

Militants have vowed to disrupt Thursday's election and have already fired rockets at the capital twice this month. Such attacks have been rare in recent years.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, in a message sent to Reuters on a mobile phone, claimed the fighters had fired four rockets at the capital. He gave no further details.

On Saturday, militants launched the biggest attack in Kabul since February, when a suicide car bomber struck the headquarters of Western troops, killing seven Afghans and wounding scores.

Nato said its forces in Afghanistan was suspending "offensive operations" during Thursday's election.



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don't do much physical damage, but are great psych warfare tools...

Chinese 120mm's on the other hand...