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Last Post 05/31/2017 8:33 AM by  nikos
Flashpoints-Current Items for Urgent Prayers: Hundreds of casualties in Kabul bombing
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05/31/2017 8:33 AM
    A powerful vehicle bomb has hit the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 80 people and injuring 350.
    It struck near Zanbaq Square in the heavily fortified zone, with civilians said to be the main casualties.
    The morning rush-hour blast created a massive crater and blew out windows and doors hundreds of metres away.
    The Taliban have denied carrying out the attack. There has been no word so far from so-called Islamic State.
    Both groups have been behind recent attacks in the country.
    When and where did the attack take place?
    The bomb went off at about 08:25 local time (03:55 GMT) during rush hour at the diplomatic quarter.
    Makeshift ambulances carried wounded away from the scene, as frantic relatives gathered both at the cordoned-off perimeter of the blast site and later at hospitals to try to locate loved ones.

    Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40102903
    Tags: Islamic State, Afghanistan, Taliban, bombing, Kabul
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