Blast In Kabul, Afghanistan Kills 8; Islamic State Claims Responsibility
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KABUL — The Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed responsibility for a deadly blast on Friday in a Shi’ite residential area in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul.
Police said at least eight people were killed and 18 wounded in the blast. The militant group said in a statement that 20 people were killed and injured in the attack in western Kabul.
“The explosion happened in a crowded place,” police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
Video posted on social media purportedly of the blast site showed men rushing to help the injured after the incident.
A senior Taliban security official, who declined to be named, said primary investigations revealed that explosives were placed in a v…
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