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22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | |
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Part of the War in Afghanistan and Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State | |
Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 34°31′06″N 69°07′37″E / 34.51833°N 69.12694°E / 34.51833; 69.12694 |
Date | April 22, 2018 10 a.m. (UTC+4:30) |
Target | Shia Hazaras |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapons | Suicide vest |
Deaths | 69 |
Injured | 120 |
Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province |
On 22 April 2018, a suicide bombing killed 70 people and wounded dozens more Sunday at a voter registration center in Koche Mahtab Qala, in the Hazara-majority Dashte Barchi area of western Kabul, Afghanistan.[1][2] In addition to the fatalities, at least 120 others were injured in the attack.[3][4]
ISIL's Afghan branch claimed responsibility for the attack through Amaq News Agency, saying it had targeted Shia Hazara.[5]
Internationally, the attack was condemned by nations including the U.S.,[6] and organizations including the United Nations.[7]
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