Jalalabad, Mar 2 (Agencies): Explosions and heavy gunfire was reported today near the Indian consulate in Afghanistan's Jalalabad. Government sources say the consulate was the target of the suicide attack.

All Indians are reported to be safe; 10 people, including a child, have reportedly been injured.

A grenade was reportedly lobbed inside the compound of the consulate around noon.

As gunfire rang out, security forces in armoured vehicles were seen moving to the scene while civilians fled.

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which guards the consulate, and Afghan security forces are engaged in a fierce gunbattle with at least three terrorists who are reportedly holed up inside a nearby guest house.

The blast shattered windows and doors in nearby buildings and destroyed at least eight cars, according to witnesses.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which followed a suicide attack on the nearby Pakistani consulate in January. That attack was claimed by ISIS, which has a growing presence in Nangarhar province, of which Jalalabad is the capital.

In January, the Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif was also attacked by terrorists.