Two bombings on 5 September 2018 at the Maiwand Wrestling Club in ''Qala-e-Nazer'' in ''
Dasht-e-Barchi'', a predominantly
Hazara neighborhood of western
Kabul
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left at least 20 people dead and 70 others wounded, the deadliest attack on Kabul's Shia since the
15 August suicide bombing.
The responsibility for the attacks was claimed by
ISIL
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Attacks
In the first attack a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest around 6 p.m. local time at the Maiwand Wrestling Club. The second explosion took place when a car packed with explosives was detonated by the time emergency services, journalists and police had gathered at the scene.
The witnesses said on social media that the attacker killed the club guards before blowing himself up inside the club.
Casualties
The toll were initially reported to be 20 killed and 70 injured
but a later report by the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan said that the casualties had increased to 26 dead and 91 injured.
Tolo News
TOLOnews (Pashto/Persian: ) is Afghanistan's first 24/7 news television channel, owned by MOBY Group, launched in August, 2010. Its sister channels are TOLO TV and Lemar TV in Afghanistan.
The channel is available on terrestrial across Afghanist ...
, a private broadcaster, said two of its "best journalists",
Samim Faramarz, 28 and Ramiz Ahmadi, 23 were killed in the second attack
and NAI said at least four other journalists were among the wounded people also in the second attack.
Hashmat Stanekzai, the Kabul police spokesman, said the second explosion came when police were helping victims and as a result some of officers were wounded.
See also
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List of terrorist incidents in September 2018
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September 2016 Kabul attacks
Explosions in Kabul on September 5, 2016 killed over 41 people and injured 103 others in twin suicide bombings near the Afghan defense ministry. The Taliban claimed the first attack and said that their suicide bomber killed 58 people. Reported ...
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List of terrorist attacks in Kabul
This is a list of terrorist attacks in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
1995
* September 6: 1995 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul
2002
* September 5: 2002 Kabul bombing
2003
* July 9: 2003 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kab ...
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