EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA  September 13, 2013  Car
bomb explodes outside US consulate in western Afghanistan  7
dead, several wounded  The Eagle-Tribune   Police told the
Guardian newspaper that two Afghan security forces were killed,
as were five of the attackers, while all U.S. consulate
personnel were safe. However, at presstime, the extent of the
casualties were still being tallied.    The attack occurred just
before 6 a.m. when a truck carrying attackers sped towards the
front gate of the consulate, said Marie Harf, a deputy State
Department spokeswoman, according to CNN.  The car bomber
detonated his explosives about 66 yards away from the consulate
compound, said Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi, the governor of Herat
province.  The initial explosion was strong enough that windows
shattered in houses several hundred feet from the consulate.
Various other blasts were heard, as well as an intense exchange
of gun fire, residents said, according to the Washington Post.
Other militants then began firing on