5 August 2022 Kabul bombing
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Mass murder in Afghanistan
| 5 August 2022 Kabul bombing | |
|---|---|
  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | 5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 18 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
On 5 August 2022, Islamic State – Khorasan Province bombed a Muharram mourning procession in a Shi'ite neighborhood in western Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack killed at least 8 people and injured 18 others. A senior Taliban official said that explosives were placed in a vegetable cart and that the blast wounded and killed more than 50 people, including women and children.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Islamic State claims responsibility". Reuters. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Blast in Kabul kills 8, IS claims responsibility". DAWN.COM. 5 August 2022.
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