
Islamic State claims Kabul wedding bombing
The Islamic State group says it was behind the wedding bombing attack in Kabul
The Islamic State group says it was behind the wedding bombing attack in Kabul that has killed 63 people, and wounded more than 180.
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(Photo: The shoes of the victims of the suicide bomb attack lay at the wedding hall after a suicide bomb explosion that targeted a wedding reception in Kabul, Afghanistan on 18 August 2019. At least 63 people, mostly wedding guests from the Shia Muslim community, were killed and more than 180 injured when a suicide bomber attacked a wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: EPA/Hedayatullah Amid)
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