American University of Afghanistan attacked

[Cedar]

- One guard was killed and 26 students were injured Wednesday in an attack on the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/asia/kabul-afghanistan-american-university-blast-gunshots-heard/index.html

- The assault came just two weeks after two university professors, an American and an Australian, were kidnapped at gunpoint near the school in Kabul.

- Massoud Hossaini, an AP photographer, has managed to escape with around nine other students
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/24/militants-attack-american-university-of-afghanistan-in-kabul/

- The university, established in 2006 and modelled on US colleges, has many foreign staff and is popular among the country’s small liberal elite.
http://news.sky.com/story/several-gunmen-inside-american-university-campus-in-kabul-10550150?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

Unclear if it is still ongoing


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[Cedar]

Yes it is still ongoing.

- Several Gunmen Inside American University Campus In Kabul. Foreign staff and dozens of pupils were trapped in the compound hours after the attack began at about 6:30pm local time (2pm, GMT).

This photo was taken at another time


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