Jalalabad, Rabi Al-Awwal 17, 1432, Feb 20, 2011, SPA -- Afghan authorities announced today that the Taliban death toll rose to 35 in an attack by suicide bombers on Saturday against a bank in eastern Afghanistan. During the incident, 70 were also wounded. said Governor of Nangarhar State, Gul Agha Shirazi. "Seven suicide bombers attacked the bank Saturday and opened fire at customers, police officers and staff members inside the bank before they clashed for several hours with police." He also disclosed that the deputy commander of the local police and the head of the Crime Branch of Police in the state were wounded. A statement issued by the U.S. military base at Bagram, north of Kabul said the victims of the blast including policemen who came to receive their salaries from the bank. --SPA 11:15 LOCAL TIME 08:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/866137