Tens of Martyrs in Afghanistan Blast Attacking Ashura Procession
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At least 34 Afghans have have been martyred in two separate explosions in Afghanistan's Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif as Shia Muslims were commemorating the Imam Hussein's (P.B.U.H) martydom at then tenth day of Ashura.
At least 34 Afghans have have been martyred in two separate explosions in Afghanistan's Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif as Shia Muslims were commemorating the Imam Hussein's (P.B.U.H) martydom at then tenth day of Ashura.
On Tuesday, a bomb went off in the centre of Kabul, where Shias had gathered to commemorate the day of Ashura and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, AFP reported.
At least 30 people, including children, were killed and several others wounded in the bloody attack.
Hashmatullah Stanekzai, a spokesman for Kabul police, said that the blast took place at the Abu Fazel shrine where worshippers had gathered for mourning rituals.
In a separate incident, four Afghans, including a soldier, were killed in a bomb blast near a mosque in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province on Tuesday.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
