Kabul suicide attack: Death toll rises to 60
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS): At least 60 people have died in a suicide attack which rocked Afghanistan's capital city on Sunday, officials said.
The attack injured 129 people, the Afghan ministry of public health declared on Tuesday.
According to the ministry, at least nine children were among the deceased.
The attack was later claimed by ISIS.
Reports said that a suicide bomber detonated his explosives close to a crowd, who were applying for their election ID card in Dasht-e-Barchi region of Kabul city.
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