At least 20 people have been killed including two Afghan journalists after twin blasts at a Kabul wrestling club on Wednesday that left another 70 wounded, officials said, in the latest deadly assault on the capital.
An hour after a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the sports hall in a heavily Shiite neighbourhood, a car packed with explosives detonated as journalists and security forces gathered at the scene, police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said.
At least four journalists were wounded in the second explosion, media support group NAI said.
Tolo News, Afghanistan’s largest private broadcaster, confirmed two of their journalists were killed.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the twin explosions, the US-based SITE intelligence group reported, citing the IS propaganda channel Amaq. IS often targets Afghanistan’s minority Shiite community. The Taliban denied involvement in a WhatsApp message to journalists.
