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Suicide bomb attack claimed by Isis-K kills dozens at Shia mosque in Afghanistan | South China Morning Post

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A suicide bombing at a packed Shia mosque in Afghanistan killed more than 70 people on October 8, 2021, local health officials told Reuters. More than 140 were injured in the explosion that detonated during the crowded Friday prayers, according to state-run Bakhtar News Agency.

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