Suicide bomber kills dozens at Shi’ite mosque in Kabul

Afghan policemen arrive in front of a mosque where an explosion happened in Kabul, AfghanistanBy Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed more than 30 people and wounded dozens on Monday in an explosion at a crowded Shi&;ite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said, the third major attack on minority Shi&039;ites in the city since July. The attacker entered the Baqir-ul-Olum mosque shortly after midday as worshippers gathered for Arbaeen, a Shi&039;ite ritual marking the end of a 40-day mourning period for the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad. Fraidoon Obaidi, chief of the Kabul police Criminal Investigation Department, said at least 27 people were killed and 35 wounded.

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