Wedding bombing leads to 63 deaths in Afghanistan
Date
8/18/2019 1:57:13 AM
(MENAFN)
Afghan Police said on Sunday that 63 people died and more than 180 were injured in a Saturday night suicide bombing that took place in a wedding hall in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, according to Xinhua.
Police released a statement saying that "A total of 63 people were martyred and 182 wounded following Saturday night's terrorist incident in Kabul"
The bombing was inside Shahr-e-Dubai wedding hall in Police District 6 at about 10:40 p.m. of local time on Saturday when the place was full with guests attending a wedding.
Several women and children died in the incident and the number of deaths is expected to rise as many suffered serious injuries and remain in critical condition.
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