Kabul blast kills 48, more than 100 injured: police

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Source: Reuters

At least 48 people, including women and children, were killed in Tuesday's suicide attack on a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, chief of the city's criminal investigation department Mohammad Zahir said.

"48 civilians (were) killed and more than 100 wounded including women and children. It's not clear yet who carried out the attack. Nobody has claimed responsibility," he said, adding that the death toll may rise.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/us-kabul-blast-idUSTRE7B50C320111206

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1. recommend

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2. Reuter's Sub Headline is very interesting:

(Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in Kabul on Tuesday killing at least 54 people in unprecedented sectarian violence a day after Afghanistan's Western allies pledged long-term support once their troops leave.

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3. Afghanistan bombs kill 58 in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif

Twin attacks apparently targeting Shia Muslims have killed at least 58 people in Afghanistan.

In the deadliest incident, a suspected suicide bomb struck a shrine packed with worshippers in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 54 people.

Another blast struck near a Shia mosque the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif at about the same time, killing four.

The attacks appear to be of a sectarian nature unprecedented in recent Afghan history, correspondents say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16046079

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4. When will they reveal that Pakistan is behind it? n/t

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5. Thats terrible.

Kabul is the most stable and secure place in Afghanistan, save for the north.


This pisses me off.