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At least 63 killed, over 180 injured In Kabul wedding hall explosion - UPDATED

18 August 2019 08:02 (UTC +04:00)

An explosion reportedly occurred at the Dubai City wedding hall, located in the west of Afghanistan's capital at 10:40 p.m. local time (18:10 GMT), prompting people to leave the targeted area, APA reporta citing Reuters.

The interior ministry said Sunday, cited by local Tolo News media outlet, that a suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night.

Earlier, the same news outlet reported, citing sources, that at least 40 people were killed in the blast.

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An explosion reportedly occurred at the Dubai City wedding hall, located in the Darulaman area of the Afghan capital city of Kabul, prompting people to leave the targeted area, APA reports citing Reuters.

Spokesman for the Interior Ministry Nusrat Rahimi said earlier, cited by Reuters, that the "the blast caused civilian casualties", adding that multiple people were injured.

According to the Tolo News media outlet, citing sources, at least 40 people were killed and more than a hundred people were injured. Eyewitnesses shared photos and video from the site where the explosion allegedly occurred.

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An explosion reportedly occurred at the wedding hall of the "Dubai City Hotel," located in the Darulaman area of the Afghan capital city of Kabul, prompting people to leave the targeted area, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Eyewitnesses shared photos and video from the site where the explosion allegedly occurred.