KABUL: Taliban militants attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday with gunfire and explosions rocking the building, sending lawmakers running for cover in chaotic scenes relayed live on television.

The insurgents tried to storm the complex after triggering a car bomb but were repelled and have taken position in a partially constructed building nearby, officials said of the ongoing attack.

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