
At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar
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At least 12 others wounded in blast that targeted a group of people waiting outside a bank in city centre.
At least three people have been killed and 12 others wounded in a suicide bombing in front of a bank in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, according to local police and officials.
The ISIL (ISIS) group claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack on its Telegram channel.
The explosion at around 8:00am (03:30 GMT) targeted a group of people waiting outside the New Kabul Bank branch in central Kandahar city.
Local police and Taliban officials said three people were killed and 12 were wounded. A source at a major hospital in the southern city said the toll was much higher, the AFP news agency reported.
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