DHAKA: Heavily armed militants who attacked Kabul International Airport with grenades and automatic weapons have been repelled.

Afghan officials say, reports the BBC.

The four insurgents who took part are dead, the authorities said, with one security official wounded.

The Taliban said they carried out Thursday morning's attack which lasted for nearly five hours.

Deputy Interior Minister for Security Mohammad Ayub Salangi said the area was ‘completely cleared’.

‘The last insurgent has just blown himself up, because he knew (Afghan forces) were on the way to capture him,’ he said.

Eyewitnesses said the militants took over an unused under-construction building near the heavily guarded airport.

All flights from the airport were diverted to other Afghan cities.

BDST: 1348 HRS, JUL 17, 2014