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Kabul attack: Teens targeted, dozens killed in suicide blast
[CNN] At least 34 people were killed in a suicide kaboom targeting an education center in Kabul Wednesday, according to a government official. Among the victims were thought to be dozens of teenagers studying English.Wahid Majroh, a front man for the Ministry of Public Health had earlier released a higher corpse count of 48. He later revised that figure down. Dozens were also injured. The attack on the Maw'ood education center in Dasht e Barchi area of the Afghan capital, came at 4 p.m. local time (7.30 a.m. ET), Kabul police front man Hashmat Stanikzai said. Hamid Rafeh, the brother of 17-year-old victim Rahila told CNN that he saw "dozens" of dead and maimed when he arrived at the scene at around 4.15 p.m. -- shortly after the attack took place. "I saw dozens of killed and injured inside the classroom. "I started searching of my sister, I went to different hospitals both government and private, finally I found my sister in a hospital, where post mortem examinations take place. I found her among the unidentified bodies." He said he "prayed" that no one else would experience what he had. Officials confirm 34 as confirmed death toll in yesterday’s attack in Kabul [KhaamaPress] The officials have confirmed that 34 people were killed in yesterday’s deadly attack in attack targeting an educational center in Kabul city. This comes as the public health officials had earlier said at least 48 people have been killed in the attack in the West of Kabul city. However, there's more than one way to skin a cat... the government sources have confirmed to News Agency that Dare Not be Named that the final corpse count stands at at least 34 people The sources further added that the attack hast left at least 56 people maimed, rejecting the previous toll of 67. The Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) has grabbed credit behind the deadly attack. The group’s Amaq news agency claimed the responsibility by issuing short statement on Thursday. Without disclosing further proofs, the group claimed that a jacket wallah belonging to the group carried out an attack in Shi’ite area o Kabul city. The incident took place on Wednesday evening in the West of Kabul city in Dasht Barchi area after a suicide bomber targeted an education center. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-17 |
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