Gunmen storm court complex in north Afghanistan: Officials

Officials stated that the assailants were still inside the building

Gunmen dressed in military uniforms stormed a court complex in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif today, officials said, adding that the assailants were still inside the building.

"Our initial information shows that armed men entered the provincial Appeals Court in Mazar-i-Sharif today," Abdul Raziq Qaderi, acting police chief of Balkh province, told AFP.

"Gunmen exchanged fire with Afghan security forces and the attack is ongoing," he added.