Afghanistan bomb attack on the Day of Ashura, Victims Killed 59 People

Wednesday, 12/07/2011 04:37 pm
Afghanistan bomb attack on the Day of Ashura, Victims Killed 59 People

 

Kabul - Two bomb attacks have killed at least 59 people and injured hundreds in Afghanistan. This attack coincided with the anniversary of the Shia Muslims, Ashura.

The two cities are becoming the target of a bomb this time was the capital city of Kabul and the north of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Attack on the city of Kabul is the most deadly attack in the era of President Hamid Karzai, and this is the first time the attack occurred during the celebration of religious holidays.

"I was there when the people were gathering, and suddenly there was an explosion. Some people around me crashed, fortunately I was not okay and after that I tried to run," said one eyewitness, Fawad Ahmad, as quoted by AFP on Wednesday (07/11/2011).

All the victims who died were Shia Muslims. They were killed while walking to the mosque to perform the ritual lamentation, a ritual that must be done in the feast of Ashura.

"All who died were the Shiites. They're going to do one in the Ashura ritual," said a spokesman for Kabul province, Munir Ahmad Farhad.

The Taliban refused to say sebaai the responsible party. They even accused, beraada foreign troops in Afghanistan as the mastermind behind all the unrest.

Meanwhile, the NATO itself through its field commander, Gen. John Allen refused to respond directly. But he claimed it was a very vicious attack. "This is an attack on Islam itself," he said.

Ashura feast itself is the day that Imam Hussein, who is also a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad was killed in the city of Karbala in 680 AD Death is the beginning of the emergence of Shia Islam.

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