KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up here on Friday, killing at least Seven people in an attack on a crowd gathered to commemorate a political leader from the mainly Shia Hazara minority, officials said.
A policeman and six civilians were killed and 15 civilians wounded when the bomber was stopped at a security checkpoint in Mosalla-e-Mazar area in Kabul, said Najib Danesh, an interior ministry spokesman. However, the final confirmed toll may be higher. Shah Shir Azara, a security marshal at the site, said 13 people had been killed.The bomber appeared to have intended to attack a crowd gathered for the anniversary celebrations of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari, a Hazara political leader killed by the Taliban in 1995, but he was stopped before reaching the main gathering.
03-10-2018, 04:30 PM
Seven killed in Kabul suicide bombing
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