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IS claims deadly suicide attack on Kabul wedding
AFP
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Reuters photo for representation
Reuters photo for representation

The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a wedding in Kabul which Afghan authorities said killed at least 63 people.

IS said one of its fighters blew himself up at a "large gathering" in Kabul while others "detonated a parked explosives-laden vehicle" when security forces arrived, in a statement posted on the Telegram messaging app. -

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(Published 18 August 2019, 16:48 IST)