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Kabul Suicide Attack on Voter Registration Center

Published April 23rd, 2018 - 10:11 GMT

A suicide bomb attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed at least 57 people, officials say. 

The dead include 21 women and five children, killed when the blast hit the queue outside. A further 119 people were injured. ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement distributed through Telegram. It said "our martyrdom brother" targeted a group of Shiites outside the voter registration center in the Dashte Barchi neighborhood in west Kabul.

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Guard stand at the scene of the the suicide bomb attack that targeted a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 22, 2018. (AFP/ File Photo)

Guard stand at the scene of the the suicide bomb attack that targeted a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 22, 2018. (AFP/ File Photo)

A wounded Afghan resident is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Koshor)

A wounded Afghan resident is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Koshor)

Security forces arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul. (AFP Photo)

Security forces arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul. (AFP Photo)

An 8-year-old Afghan treated in hospital after the suicide bombing. (AFP)

An 8-year-old Afghan treated in hospital after the suicide bombing. (AFP)

Afghan residents weeps for their relatives outside the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul following the attack. (AFP)

Afghan residents weeps for their relatives outside the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul following the attack. (AFP)

Afghan police officers inspect the scene of the suicide bomb attack that struck a voters registration centre on Sunday. (AFP Photo)

Afghan police officers inspect the scene of the suicide bomb attack that struck a voters registration centre on Sunday. (AFP Photo)

An Afghan medical staff member cleans a stretcher following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Kohsar)

An Afghan medical staff member cleans a stretcher following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Kohsar)

Guard stand at the scene of the the suicide bomb attack that targeted a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 22, 2018. (AFP/ File Photo)
A wounded Afghan resident is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Koshor)
Security forces arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul. (AFP Photo)
An 8-year-old Afghan treated in hospital after the suicide bombing. (AFP)
Afghan residents weeps for their relatives outside the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul following the attack. (AFP)
Afghan police officers inspect the scene of the suicide bomb attack that struck a voters registration centre on Sunday. (AFP Photo)
An Afghan medical staff member cleans a stretcher following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Kohsar)
Guard stand at the scene of the the suicide bomb attack that targeted a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 22, 2018. (AFP/ File Photo)
Guard stand at the scene of the the suicide bomb attack that targeted a voter registration centre in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 22, 2018. (AFP/ File Photo)
A wounded Afghan resident is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Koshor)
A wounded Afghan resident is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Koshor)
Security forces arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul. (AFP Photo)
Security forces arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul. (AFP Photo)
An 8-year-old Afghan treated in hospital after the suicide bombing. (AFP)
An 8-year-old Afghan treated in hospital after the suicide bombing. (AFP)
Afghan residents weeps for their relatives outside the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul following the attack. (AFP)
Afghan residents weeps for their relatives outside the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul following the attack. (AFP)
Afghan police officers inspect the scene of the suicide bomb attack that struck a voters registration centre on Sunday. (AFP Photo)
Afghan police officers inspect the scene of the suicide bomb attack that struck a voters registration centre on Sunday. (AFP Photo)
An Afghan medical staff member cleans a stretcher following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Kohsar)
An Afghan medical staff member cleans a stretcher following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul on April 22, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Wakil Kohsar)
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