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At least 20 dead in bomb blast outside Afghan Supreme Court
Source: Reuters
At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast outside the Supreme Court in the center of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, government officials said, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks on the judiciary.
The Ministry of Public Health said at least 20 people were killed and 38 injured people were taken to city hospitals.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, in which police said an apparent suicide bomber targeted Supreme Court employees leaving their offices at the end of the working day.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSKBN15M17K
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At least 20 dead in bomb blast outside Afghan Supreme Court (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2017
OP
Afghanistan, not Pakistan, though no travel ban from there either (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2017
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SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)1. Another terrorist attack going unreported by Reuters...oh wait...
Xipe Totec
(43,892 posts)2. Thank Allah we have a travel ban from Pakistan. Oh, wait... nt
muriel_volestrangler
(101,403 posts)3. Afghanistan, not Pakistan, though no travel ban from there either (nt)
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)4. K&R for people getting hurt and for media reporting