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Islamic state claims responsibility for blast in Afghan capital Kabul

Published: 31 Oct 2017 - 04:27 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 12:24 pm

Afghan security personnel investigate the site of a suicide bombing in Wazir Akbar Khan in Kabul on October 31, 2017. AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR

Reuters

CAIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday which killed multiple people, the Sunni militant group's Amaq news agency said.

The attack was "a (suicide) mission using an explosive vest in the diplomatic Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood in the city of Kabul," it said.