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Gunmen, Firing, Chaos at Kabul University

Ayesha Tanzeem

   ISLAMABAD - Several gunmen entered Kabul university Monday morning and
   opened fire, creating chaos andamass exodus from the university as
   students and faculty tried to escape. A video uploadedtoTwitter by
   Afghan TV channel Tolo news shows confusion and students running as gun
   shots are heard in the background.

   "My students and I tried to leave the university. The situation was
   very tense. Everyone was running," said one professor who did not want
   to be named.

   Security forces soon surrounded the area and cordoned it off. Several
   armored security vehicles could be seen outside the university. Tariq
   Arian, a spokesman for the ministry of interior, said the security
   forces were combing the university but moving slowly to avoid civilian
   casualties.

   Eyewitnessessaidthey sawseveralgunmen open fire on students inside the
   campus. The ministry of interior confirmed that eight people were
   wounded.

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