September 2018 Kabul attacks

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September 2018 Kabul bombing
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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Kabul
Kabul (Afghanistan)
Location Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Date6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)
6 p.m. local time
Target Shia Hazaras
Attack type
Suicide bombing (first attack), Car bombing (second attack)
Deaths26
Injured91
Perpetrators ISIL [1]

Two bombings on 5 September 2018 at the Maiwand Wrestling Club in Qala-e-Nazer in Dasht-e-Barchi , a predominantly Hazara neighborhood of western Kabul, [2] left at least 20 people dead and 70 others wounded, the deadliest attack on Kabul's Shia since the 15 August suicide bombing. [3] The responsibility for the attacks was claimed by ISIL. [1] [2]

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Attacks

In the first attack a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest around 6 p.m. local time at the Maiwand Wrestling Club. The second explosion took place when a car packed with explosives was detonated by the time emergency services, journalists and police had gathered at the scene. [1]

The witnesses said on social media that the attacker killed the club guards before blowing himself up inside the club. [2]

Casualties

The toll were initially reported to be 20 killed and 70 injured [3] but a later report by the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan said that the casualties had increased to 26 dead and 91 injured. [4] Tolo News, a private broadcaster, said two of its "best journalists", [2] Samim Faramarz, 28 and Ramiz Ahmadi, 23 were killed in the second attack [1] and NAI said at least four other journalists were among the wounded people also in the second attack. [3] Hashmat Stanekzai, the Kabul police spokesman, said the second explosion came when police were helping victims and as a result some of officers were wounded. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Popalzai, Ehsan; Wilkinson, Bard. "Two journalists among 20 killed in wrestling club blasts in Kabul". CNN. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Afghanistan: Two journalists among 20 killed in Kabul blasts". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Staff (5 September 2018). "At least 20 people killed in separate bombings at Kabul wrestling club". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. "Death toll of ISIL suicide bombing targeting Shia in Kabul raised to 30 Martyrs and 91 wounded" (in Persian). Tasnim. Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 7 September 2018.