59 dead in Afghan shrine blasts on Shiite holy day
China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-07 08:01
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A man carries a wounded boy after a suicide blast targeting a Shiite Muslim gathering in Kabul on Tuesday. A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite Muslim shrine in central Kabul where a crowd of hundreds had gathered for the festival of Ashura, killing up to 59 people. Najibullah Musafer / Reuters |
KABUL, Afghanistan - Twin blasts at Afghan shrines on the Shiite holy day of Ashura left at least 59 people dead on Tuesday, with one massive suicide attack in Kabul ripping through a crowd of worshippers including children.
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