At least 93 people were either killed or injured at the funeral of Senator Mohammad Alam Ezadyar’s son in Khair Khana in Kabul city. Wahidullah Majroh, spokesman for public health ministry, said that so far six killed and over 87 injured were transferred to the hospitals. Meanwhile Najib Danish, acting spokesman for Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) said that five people were killed and over 30 injured. The explosion took place at about 3.30pm during the burial service at a cemetery for Salem Ezadyar who was killed on Friday when security forces opened fire on demonstrators at a mass rally in downtown Kabul. According to sources, three suicide bombers detonated their explosives back-to-back during the ceremony. High-ranking officials had been in attendance at the time, including CEO Abdullah Abdullah and Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Salahudin Rabban “President Ashraf Ghani condemns the outrageous attack on mourners burying the martyred. The country is under attack. We must be strong and united,” he said.
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