Suicide Bombing at Wedding; 63 Dead, Over 180 Injured
At approximately 10:40 p.m. local time on Saturday evening, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in a wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 63 people were killed and more than 180 injured. . .
Sixty-three people have died and 182 are injured after an explosion at a wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 18, 2019
The Associated Press quotes a man named Amanullah, whose son was killed in the attack, and his body severely disfigured: “I wish I could find the pieces of my son’s body and put them as one piece into the grave.”
Ashraf Ghani, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, sent out several tweets condemning the attack, offering condolences to the wounded and their families, and assigning a portion of the blame to the Taliban:
I strongly condemn the inhumane attack on the wedding hall in Kabul last night. My top priority for now is to reach out to the families of victims of this barbaric attack. On behalf of the nation I send my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who were martyred.
— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) August 18, 2019
Taliban cannot absolve themselves of blame, for they provide platform for terrorists. Today is the day of mourning, hence #StateBuilder have cancelled today's gathering at the Loya Jirga tent.
— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) August 18, 2019
However, according to CNN, the area in Kabul in which the bombing took place is populated by many in the Shiite Hazara minority, and the Islamic State, a Sunni terrorist organization, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
1)#ISIS cont's to ravage the Shi’ite community in the #Afghanistan capital #Kabul-claiming yesterday’s devastating suicide bombing at a wedding that resulted in a casualty count (per officials) of 63 killed and 180 wounded. IS still lies – claiming 400 k&whttps://t.co/wgpfHQmhpD pic.twitter.com/iFYkpnRJmW
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) August 18, 2019
An Afghan wedding that turned into a tragedy pic.twitter.com/WNpviRmBrj
— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 18, 2019
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