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Islamic State group claims deadly Afghanistan attack
BEIRUT, March 7, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a gun assault on a political rally in the Afghan capital Friday that killed 29 people and wounded 61.
“Two brothers… targeted a gathering of apostates… in Kabul city with machine guns, hand grenades and rocket-propelled grenades,” it said in a statement via the Telegram messaging app.
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