Attack on Afghan police centre in Kandahar

KANDAHAR: Armed men have launched an attack on a police training centre just outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the provincial police chief told AFP.

"Some armed men have entered a police building, a training facility. They have been exchanging fire with police for the past hour. We have no report of casualties yet," Khan Mohammad Mujahid said.

An AFP reporter at the scene reported hearing an explosion and gunshots.