Rocket attack on Kabul airport in Afghanisthan

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Sep 27, 2017, 02:07 PM

Rocket attack on Kabul airport in Afghanisthan

Kabul, Sep 27: Rocket strikes were reported after 20 rockets have landed near the Kabul international airport on Wednesday.The attacks took place after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital.

Kabul airport Chief Yaqub Rassouli said that "the rockets hit the Air Force hangars in the northern part. The missiles were fired from Deh Sabz district of Kabul".

"At 11.36 a.m., two missiles were fired at Kabul airport, damaging the hangers and destroying one helicopter and damaging three other helicopters but there were no casualties," Rassouli said.

He has also added that "Military helicopters hovered over the site and the airport's sirens were heard after the incident and Sporadic gunfire erupted briefly later. The security forces launched a search operation for the attackers."

However, no group claimed responsibility for the attack.