A suicide bombing at a large gathering of Afghan clerics in Kabul has killed at least 43 people and wounded 83 others, officials say.Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Majrooh told RFE/RL that 24 of the injured were in critical condition following the November 20 blast, which targeted a gathering of scholars from across Afghanistan at a wedding hall to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.
A number of participants were said to be unaccounted for. The explosion was caused by a suicide bomber, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish.A manager of the hotel where the blast occurred told media.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, one of the deadliest .attacks to strike the Afghan capital in months.Calling the latest attack “un-Islamic” and an “unforgivable crime,” Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called declared a national day of mourning on November 21.
