IS claims responsibility for Kabul wedding hall attack
Kabul, Aug. 18 -- The Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for the explosion at a wedding in Kabul that left at least 63 people dead and more than 180 injured.
The group in a statement in Arabic said that the Saturday night's attack was carried out by suicide bomber Abu Asim Al-Pakistani, Khaama news agency reported.
The statement added that the attack targeted a gathering of Mushrikeens, referring the victims as non-believers.
Earlier in the day, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Nusrat Rahimi had confirmed that the blast happened at the Shahr-e-Dubai wedding hall in Kabul at around 2240 hrs and it was a sucide bombing. He also said that women and children were among the victims.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the att...
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