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| Afghanistan: Kabul shrine attacks 'kills 34' |
| 2011-12-06 |
| Twin blasts at Afghan shrines on the Shiite holy day of Ashura left at least 34 people dead in Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Tuesday, according to police and witnesses. A massive blast at the entrance to a shrine in central Kabul where Shiite Muslims had gathered to mark Ashura left at least 30 people dead including children, an AFP photographer saw. "A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the Abu-Ul Fazil shrine," Kabul police said in a statement. A security official speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP that it was believed the bomber arrived with a group of Shiite pilgrims from Logar province, south of Kabul. Separately, four people were killed in Mazar-i-Sharif when another blast struck a shrine in the northern city. It was not immediately clear whether Shiites were targeted in that attack. "It was an explosion not a suicide bombing. It was some explosives hidden in a bicycle," said Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, a police spokesman for northern Afghanistan, adding that four other people had also been injured. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Well, yes. That's because the label 'political pawns' applies. Iran has little to gain by Shia deaths in Pakistan. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-12-06 18:26 |
| #8 But not Iran. They sure seemed to tolerate and encourage it in Iraq. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-12-06 17:51 |
| #7 Here are some photos (graphic) |
| Posted by: newc 2011-12-06 17:02 |
| #6 Pakistan always turns a blind eye to Shia killings But not Iran. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-12-06 16:33 |
| #5 Pakistan always turns a blind eye to Shia killings |
| Posted by: Paul D 2011-12-06 15:27 |
| #4 Fatalities from this attack still climbing and will probably hit 60. back in 1998, the Taliban massacred about 8000 Shia when they took Mazer al sharif. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-12-06 14:23 |
| #3 Up to 54 now. |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-12-06 09:46 |
| #2 Annual Sunni massacre of Shias. Separately, four people were killed in Mazar-i-Sharif when another blast struck a shrine in the northern city. It was not immediately clear whether Shiites were targeted in that attack. He added that some people were going to attend the Ashura ceremony when the blast occurred and caused the casualties. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-12-06 05:49 |
| #1 Did Pakistan clear that with Afghanistan first? |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-12-06 05:32 |