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The building of the Horlivka City Council's Civil Defense Department in Donetsk region was attacked after 2100 on Tuesday, the City Hall press service said.

The city administration reported the attack was perpetrated by five masked people. Eyewitnesses said the assailants were armed.

Doors and phones were smashed in the department. The City Hall presumed the assailants were looking for firearms. The female duty officer was not hurt.

The police were called to the incident scene.