Kabul Dec 31 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 16 others injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosive device among mourners at a funeral in Afghanistan s Jalalabad city on Sunday.
"A terrorist blew himself up at the funeral ceremony of the former Governor of Haska Mina district killing 12 mourners " an official who declined to be named told Xinhua news agency.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. However an official said the Islamic State was to blame.
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