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The Indian consulate in [[Herat]], [[Afghanistan]] was attacked around 3:15 a.m. on 23 May 2014 by four heavily armed militants. The attackers were armed with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades and suicide vests. They opened fire from a nearby home. All the attackers were killed during a lengthy gun battle, two by the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP) and others by the Afghan security forces.<ref>{{cite news|author=IANS|title=Indian Consulate in Afghanistan attacked, 4 gunmen killed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/indian-consulate-in-afghanistan-attacked-4-gunmen-killed/article6039939.ece?homepage=true|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 May 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/23/indian-consulate-attacked-in-afghanistan Indian consulate attacked in Afghanistan], The Guardian, 23 May 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27533268 Indian consulate in Herat, Afghanistan attacked], BBC News, 23 May 2014.</ref> | The Indian consulate in [[Herat]], [[Afghanistan]] was attacked around 3:15 a.m. on 23 May 2014 by four heavily armed militants. The attackers were armed with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades and suicide vests. They opened fire from a nearby home. All the attackers were killed during a lengthy gun battle, two by the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP) and others by the Afghan security forces.<ref>{{cite news|author=IANS|title=Indian Consulate in Afghanistan attacked, 4 gunmen killed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/indian-consulate-in-afghanistan-attacked-4-gunmen-killed/article6039939.ece?homepage=true|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 May 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/23/indian-consulate-attacked-in-afghanistan Indian consulate attacked in Afghanistan], The Guardian, 23 May 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27533268 Indian consulate in Herat, Afghanistan attacked], BBC News, 23 May 2014.</ref> | ||
No one in the consulate's staff was injured. A squad of 23 ITBP personnel was guarding the consulate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan's Herat thwarted, all gunmen killed|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-consulate-in-afghanistan-s-herat-attacked-by-unknown-gunmen/article1-1221993.aspx|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=23 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Arora|first=Kamna|title=Indian consulate in Afghanistan attacked: Four gunmen killed, Hamid Karzai calls Narendra Modi|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-consulate-in-afghanistan-attacked-four-gunmen-killed-hamid-karzai-calls-narendra-modi_934202.html|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=Zee news|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> The consulate, located in central Herat, enjoys extensive protection comparable only to the [[2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat|U.S. consulate]] in the city. It has at least three layers of security, and visitors must walk 200 m to reach it as the road leading to it is barricaded.<ref>{{cite news|title=Why Was India's Herat Consulate Attacked?|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-was-indias-herat-consulate-attacked/|access-date=24 May 2014|newspaper=The Diplomat|date=24 May 2014}}</ref> | No one in the consulate's staff was injured. A squad of 23 ITBP personnel was guarding the consulate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan's Herat thwarted, all gunmen killed|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-consulate-in-afghanistan-s-herat-attacked-by-unknown-gunmen/article1-1221993.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523200745/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-consulate-in-afghanistan-s-herat-attacked-by-unknown-gunmen/article1-1221993.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2014|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=23 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Arora|first=Kamna|title=Indian consulate in Afghanistan attacked: Four gunmen killed, Hamid Karzai calls Narendra Modi|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-consulate-in-afghanistan-attacked-four-gunmen-killed-hamid-karzai-calls-narendra-modi_934202.html|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=Zee news|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> The consulate, located in central Herat, enjoys extensive protection comparable only to the [[2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat|U.S. consulate]] in the city. It has at least three layers of security, and visitors must walk 200 m to reach it as the road leading to it is barricaded.<ref>{{cite news|title=Why Was India's Herat Consulate Attacked?|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-was-indias-herat-consulate-attacked/|access-date=24 May 2014|newspaper=The Diplomat|date=24 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
No group claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian consulate attacked in Afghanistan's Herat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Indian-consulate-attacked-in-Afghanistans-Herat/articleshow/35498871.cms|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> | No group claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian consulate attacked in Afghanistan's Herat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Indian-consulate-attacked-in-Afghanistans-Herat/articleshow/35498871.cms|access-date=23 May 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> | ||