KABUL, Afghanistan, Dhu Al-Hijjah 21, 1431, Nov 27, 2010, SPA -- Two suicide bombers wearing police uniforms blew themselves up at an Afghan police headquarters Saturday, killing at least 12 officers, officials said. In a statement e-mailed to the media, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks in the eastern Paktika province. Nawab Waziry, the head of Paktika's provincial council, said both men wore police uniforms and made it through three security gates before reaching the main building on the police compound. One attacker detonated his explosives inside the police headquarters building, while the other blew himself up near the entrance, he said. The blasts went off within 20 minutes of each other. «There are lots of casualties,» Waziry told The Associated Press. «The site was covered with blood.» Gen. Daud Andarabi, the spokesman for the regional police commander in southeastern Afghanistan, said the blasts killed at least 12 officers and wounded 16. Meyawer Khan, chief of the criminal investigation department for Paktika province, confirmed 12 people were killed. --SPA 15:00 LOCAL TIME 12:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/839808