Published On: Wed, Dec 7th, 2011

58 People Dead In Afghanistan Because Of Deadly Bomb Attacks

Kabul (SHM News) – On Tuesday, a bomber powerfully stuck to the crowd in a Kabul’s mosque. Around 58 people were killed in that deadly blast. There were 2 attacks happened at mosque.

After the fall of Taliban, they were leading sectarian attacks. This attack was the second of the deadliest attacks in last decade. The bomber did it in the crowd when people were gathered to Shiite.

They were assembled outside the shrine of Abul Fazl which is located very close to presidential palace. It was packed with worshippers at the time of the bomb attack.

One of the eyewitnesses said that bomber was set at the last of the line and explored the bomb near to the gate of shrine. The ceremony was about to finish when the incident took place, according to the police. The number of deaths is feared rising.

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Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, the police chief in Kabul said “It was about to finish. A new group arrived and the suicide bombers placed themselves among the new group. As a result of the suicide bombing, unfortunately some of our Muslim mourners have been killed.”

The injured taken to different hospitals near the shrine of Kabul. They were fighting from their lives. Noor Agha Akramzada, deputy director at the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital confirmed their arrival in hospital.

Noor said they received 16 people including three women; one of them died. They admitted four people and rest were discharged after first aid.
Another bomb explosion had been reported which took four lives in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

The bomb exploded as a group of Shiites was down to the road shouting slogans for the occasion called Ashoura.

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