Several rockets were fired at Afghanistan’s new Parliament on Monday, according to several media reports. ANI reported that the attack occurred while Afghani security officials were entering the building to brief MPs.
The attack comes a day after a suicide bomb blast in Lahore killed 72 people. A faction of the Pakistan Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted Christians.
The new Parliament was completed by India in 2015 as a mark of friendship and cooperation to help rebuild Afghanistan.
On June 23, 2015, seven Taliban militants carried out a brazen attack on the Parliament, triggering massive explosions and gunfire that killed two civilians and injured 31 people. Security forces ultimately gunned down all the militants.
No casualties have been reported so far.
More details are awaited.
