Gunmen attack biggest Shiite shrine in Kabul
October 11, 2016 22:30
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says that three gunmen have attacked a Shiite shrine in Kabul, taking an unknown number of hostages.
Sediq Sediqqi, the spokesman for the Interior Ministry, was quoted as saying by NDTV that one of the gunmen has been shot dead by police.
NDTV quoted Public Health Ministry spokesman Ismail Kawasi as saying that 18 people have been wounded and taken to hospital.
He said two other gunmen are still inside Sakhi Shrine, the biggest in Kabul.
The attack comes on the eve of commemoration of Ashura Day by Shias, the climax of a month of mourning for the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Iman Hussain in 680 AD.
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Sediq Sediqqi, the spokesman for the Interior Ministry, was quoted as saying by NDTV that one of the gunmen has been shot dead by police.
NDTV quoted Public Health Ministry spokesman Ismail Kawasi as saying that 18 people have been wounded and taken to hospital.
He said two other gunmen are still inside Sakhi Shrine, the biggest in Kabul.
The attack comes on the eve of commemoration of Ashura Day by Shias, the climax of a month of mourning for the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Iman Hussain in 680 AD.
Image for representation only.
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