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Enlightenment Movement cancel protests hours before deadly suicide attack
Presidential front man Shah Hussain Murtazawi informed regarding the cancellation of the demonstration while briefing news hounds today. He said President Ghani has thanked the movement for their decision to cancel the protests and demonstrations. Murtawazi further added that a technical commission will be formed to assess the demands of the protesters. The demonstration by enlightenment movement was apparently planned to mark the anniversary of the deadly attack last year that left nearly 90 people dead and hundreds more maimed. This comes as a suicide attack rocked the west of Kabul city earlier this morning, the area where the demonstrations were supposed to kick off from. According to the security officials, at least 24 people were killed and 42 others were maimed in the attack for which the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... group grabbed credit for. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... reports indicate that the corpse count has further climbed and has reached to 36 people while numerous others have sustained injuries in the attack.
Posted by: Fred 2017-07-25 |
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