At least five people, including the new head of a court in Afghanistan's southeastern Logar province, have been killed when three assailants attacked the court.
"The new head of the court was being introduced today and the assailants used the rush hour opportunity to attack the court," said Nesar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai, the head of security for Logar police.
According to Rahimzai, 19 other people were wounded in the incident on Sunday morning.
He said the attack was over, with all three assailants killed by Afghan security forces.
No group has yet taken responsibility for the attack on the court.
This is the third such attack on court facilities after Afghanistan hanged six insurgents, including four Taliban members, in May.
At least 10 people were killed and four others were injured when a suicide bomber hit a bus carrying judiciary staff members from Kabul to central Wardak province in late May.
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