Two bombs outside India consulate in Afghanistan

Two home-made bombs exploded overnight outside an Indian consulate in eastern Afghanistan, causing no casualties or damage, officials said Friday. Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were lobbed at the consulate in Jalalabad city, the capital of Nangarhar province, late on Thursday, Indian consul Pratab Singh told AFP.
"There were two IED blasts outside the premises of our consulate. There were no casualties or damage. We are fine," he said. Provincial police spokesman Ghafor Khan confirmed the blasts and said an investigation had been launched. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
It was not known if the bombs were thrown by someone on foot or in a car since it happened late at night, Khan said. India re-opened its embassy and consulates in Afghanistan following the ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001 after the September 11 attacks on the United States. The Taliban's hard-line Islamist regime was recognised by only three countries and had no political ties with India.