KABUL (Halbeeg News) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wrestling club in a Shi’ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, and a second blast struck after the emergency services and journalists arrived at the scene.
At least 14 people were killed and 25 wounded, Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the public health ministry said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack occurred in Dasht-e-Barchi, home to many members of the mainly Shi’ite Muslim Hazara ethnic minority which has been targeted in the past by Sunni militants of Islamic State.
Last month, dozens of students preparing for a university entrance examination were killed at an educational center in the area.
Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai said the second explosion hit as police were helping victims and a number of journalists were at the site.
Last April, a suicide bomber targeted journalists covering an attack in central Kabul, killing nine.
Wednesday’s attack underlined the danger in Kabul as elections approach next month, as well as the threat facing the Hazaras, a Persian-speaking minority that has long faced discrimination and which has borne the brunt of attacks claimed by Islamic State in Kabul.
Reuters
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