In Afghanistan, at least 19 people were killed in the eastern city of Jalalabad in a suicide bomb attack targeting a group of Sikhs and Hindus who were waiting to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Sunday. Among the victims of the attack was Avtar Singh Khalsa, who was the only Sikh candidate running in Afghanistan’s upcoming parliamentary elections in October. The bombing came less than 24 hours after another attack in Jalalabad, in which militants beheaded three workers at a boys’ high school and then set fire to the school’s library. No group has claimed responsibility for either attack, though officials have blamed ISIS militants.
Afghanistan: Sikhs & Hindus Killed in Suicide Bombing in Jalalabad
HeadlineJul 02, 2018
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