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Kabul twin suicide bombing, death toll rises

Kabul twin suicide bombing, death toll rises

*KABUL – Death toll from the twin suicide bombing in Kabul has rose, mediahas reported. *

A suicide attack at a wrestling club in a Shia neighbourhood of the Afghancapital Kabul and a second explosion apparently targeting emergencyservices and journalists killed at least 20 people and wounded 70 onWednesday, officials said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack inDasht-e-Barchi, home to many members of the mainly Shia Hazara ethnicminority which has been targeted in the past by Islamic State.

Last month, dozens of students preparing for a university entranceexamination were killed at an educational center in the area.

Kabul police spokesperson Hashmat Stanekzai said the second explosion hitas police were helping victims and a number of journalists were at the site.