Grenade explosion did not cause any damage to the consulate. STOCK IMAGE
HERAT: Unknown assailants hurled a grenade at the Pakistani consulate in Herat, Afghanistan on Saturday evening, Afghan news channel Tolo News reported.
BREAKING: Hand Grande Attack on Pakistani Consulate of Herat. Provincial officials have confirmed the incident saying no one has been harmed
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) January 3, 2015
According to initial details, the grenade was lobbed at the consulate but there were no injuries or any damage to the consulate's building.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the incident, adding that Afghan authorities had been informed, and had been requested to investigate the incident.
Grenade attack outside our Consulate in Herat. No injuries & no damage to building. Afghan authorities have been requested to investigate
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) January 3, 2015
An Afghan journalist, Qari Zada, told The Express Tribune that two unidentified men, riding a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at the main gate of the consulate and escaped.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
In May 2014, a handful of heavily armed insurgents, including suicide bombers, had attacked the Indian consulate in Herat.
Herat police chief General Samihullah Qatra said four attackers, including suicide bombers, had entered houses close to the consulate before dawn and began shooting into the compound.
“There were three suicide bombers. Our security forces killed all of them. Only five of our forces were wounded.”
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@Sandip: You're a shrill little pandy man. Now go and waggle your head somewhere else.
Did the grenade even explode? Nice way to attract attention and try and hide one's own support to terrorists.