Four people were killed as gunmen broke into a NATO logistic complex in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar overnight, sources said Monday.

The attack occurred at midnight when one militant set off a car bomb at the entry of the compound in third police district to pave the way for two other armed militants to break into the building, a security source told Xinhua anonymously.

The casualties included three militants and one police with one policeman wounded, the source said.

"Two militants attached bombs to logistic trucks and exploded about 25 vehicles. Most of the trucks caught fire and destroyed. The militants were killed by security forces," he said.

No foreign soldier was in the complex when the incident took place in the city, 120 km east of Afghan capital of Kabul, he noted.

The Taliban insurgent group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since the militant group launched an annual rebel offensive against the Afghan government forces and more than 51,000 NATO-led troops stationed in the country in mid-May.

The Taliban urged civilians to stay away from official gatherings, military convoys and centers regarded as the legitimate targets by militants besides warning people not to support the government and foreign troops. 

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