Eight people killed in a suicide bomb attack near Muslim clerics leaving a giant tent in the Afghan capital of Kabul where they had gathered to denounce terrorism and call for peace, on Monday, security officials said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which clarifies the worst level security situation ahead of parliamentary and district council elections set for Oct. 20.
A series of bombings in Kabul has killed many lives in recent months and shown no sign of pulling down it during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.
On Wednesday, gunmen armed with assault rifles and grenade launchers stormed the heavily fortified headquarters of the interior ministry, attacking security forces for more than two hours.
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In April, two blasts in Kabul killed at least 26 people, including nine journalists who had arrived to report on an initial blast and were perished in the suicide bomber attack.
A week earlier, 60 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration centre in the city.
Militant group Islamic State has claimed many attacks in Kabul but security officials say several are much more likely to be the work of the Haqqani network, a group affiliated with the Taliban, who are seeking to re-impose strict Islamic rule after their 2001 ouster by U.S.-backed forces.
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