IS claims twin Kabul suicide attacks that claim many lives.


Pfandergloria


30 April 2018





The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing in Kabul on Monday that left at least 21 people dead , including four journalists .



In a statement issued via its propaganda agency Amaq , it said the first bomber had hit the Kabul headquarters of Afghanistan’ s intelligence services and security forces , with a second blast targeting journalists who had rushed to the scene.




The statement from IS’ s “ Khorasan ” province, the group ’ s Afghan branch, said a first attacker “ struck the headquarters of the Afghan intelligence services in Kabul” .



“ Apostate security forces , media and other people rushed to the scene of the operation , where a brother took them by surprise and martyred himself with his explosives vest, ” it added .
It gave the name of the first bomber as “ Kaaka al -Kurdi ” , suggesting he was of Kurdish origin, and the second as Khalil al- Qurashi .



According to a provisional toll by the health ministry , at least 21 people were killed , including four reporters .
Among them was Shah Marai, AFP’ s chief Kabul photographer.


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