Gunmen attack Afghan police station, five killed

: Five people were killed in clashes between the police and gunmen who attacked a police station in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials said. Two gunmen who stormed the building killed three policemen, a civilian and a child, the spokesman for Herat provincial governor, Jailani Farhad, said, adding that four policemen were also wounded before the attackers were killed. Members of the Afghan National Security Forces seized a vehicle packed with explosives from the attack site. No militant group claimed responsibility.