Kabul: 61 dead, over 200 injured as twin blasts hit mass protest by Shiite minority
A powerful explosion on Saturday ripped through crowds of minority Shiite Hazaras in Kabul who had gathered to protest over a power line.
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Afghans help an injured man after an explosion struck a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Witnesses in Kabul say that an explosion struck the protest march by held largely by members of Afghanistan’s Shiite Hazara ethnic minority group, demanding that a major regional electric power line be routed through their impoverished home province. AP
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More than 61 people have died so far and over 207 have been injured in the twin blasts that hit a peaceful protest in Afghan capital, Kabul on Saturday. Thousands of protesters from the Shia Hazara minority had gathered at the Deh Mazang square in west Kabul. AP
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An injured boy is carried to a hospital after an explosion struck a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks according to a statement posted by IS-linked news agency Amaq. The death toll is feared to rise further as over 200 people are injured. AP
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Afghans look at property left behind by victims of an explosion that struck a protest march, that is displayed on a large representation of the Afghan flag, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, 23 July, 2016. AP
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Afghans gather property, left behind by victims of a deadly explosion that struck a protest march by ethnic Hazaras, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 23, 2016. The protesters on Saturday were demanding that a major regional electric power line be routed through their impoverished home province. AP
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