A blast in the Afghan capital left multiple civilians dead, a Taliban spokesman confirmed. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
REUTERS JERUSALEM POST STAFF
OCTOBER 3, 2021 15:52
A blast in Kabul killed multiple civilians on Sunday, according to a spokesman for the Taliban.
The explosion occurred near the Eid Gah Mosque during a memorial service for the late mother of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, Al Jazeera reported.
Al Jazeera quoted a nearby shopkeeper who told an AFP reporter that he heard an explosion followed by gunfire and that the Taliban had blocked the road shortly before the blast.
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No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Associated Press reported that an Italian-funded hospital in Kabul confirmed on Twitter that it had admitted four people who were injured in the explosion.
This is a developing story.
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