A suicide attack on a building in the Afghan capital housing a Shi’ite Muslim cultural center with ties to Iran, has killed and wounded dozens of people.
Nusrat Rahimi, a deputy spokesman at the interior ministry, confirmed to VOA that 40 people were killed and 30 more wounded and he expects the casualty toll will increase. He said that the bomber blew himself up near a big meeting in the basement of the building shortly before two planted devices went off back-to-back.
Mohammad Sabir Nasib, director at a Kabul hospital, told VOA they have received at least 11 bodies and 18 “critically” injured people, saying the death toll was likely to increase. Women were also among the victims, he added.
The Afghan Voice Agency, a news organization, is also housed at the cultural center.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility. Previous attacks on Shi'ite worship places and processions in Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan were claimed by Islamic State.
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