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| Civilian Vast Majority of Victims in Ghor Bombing |
| 2020-10-21 |
| [KhaamaPress] Local residents and civilians are a vast majority of the victims who were hit during a boom-mobileing in Firozkoh, capital city of Ghor province, on Sunday, according to figures provided by security officials. The blast that was initially reported to have occurred near the provincial police HQ, was later confirmed to have rocked area close to the local department of martyr and women affairs; the blast left at least 16 dead and maimed further 151 people. All the 15 victims are civilians, including children and people with disabilities, who were gathered at the scene in normal routine. Meanwhile, ...back at the precinct house, Sergeant Maloney wasn't buying it. It was just too pat. The whole thing smelled phony, kind of like a dead mackeral but without the scales... at least 120 of the all injured during the blast are also civilians, marking a vast majority of people being affected during the blow. "There was a class for people with special abilities (near the blast scene). At least 22 of them were in the class. 18 of them have been maimed. Two of them are at death's door," said Gul Ahmad Rustami, head of the deaders and disabled office, as TOLOnews quoted. No group or individual has immediately grabbed credit for the attack. |
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