Blasts Kill Dozens in Afghanistan on Shiite Muslim Holiday

World | December 6, 2011, Tuesday // 12:24
Bulgaria: Blasts Kill Dozens in Afghanistan on Shiite Muslim Holiday People shift bodies at the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a Shrine targeting the mourning procession of Ashura, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 06 December 2011. EPA/BGNES

A total of 48 civilians were killed and more than 100 were injured in a suicide bomb attack that took place Tuesday at the Abul Fazel shrine Afghanistan's capital Kabul.

The victims were gathered at the shrine for Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim holiday marking the death of Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.

It is yet unclear who was responsible for the attack and nobody has claimed responsibility, local authorities have told international media.

Kabul Police chief Gen Ayub Salangi confirmed that a lone suicide bomber was behind the devastating attack on the capital, CBS News reports.

Another terror attack took place on Tuesday in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif, where at least four civilians were killed and approximately 20 were wounded.

A third attack was registered in Kandahar where a Shiite procession was targeted but missed. Two policemen and three passersby were injured.

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