Gunmen Attack Shiite Shrine in Kabul as Hundreds Gather for Religious Ceremony

At least three gunmen in Afghan security forces uniforms stormed a Shiite shrine and opened fire in the capital Kabul Tuesday night, killing at least five people. Hundreds were gathered there at the time for a religious ceremony.   Witnesses claim to have heard an explosion as well. An eyewitness told Afghanistan’s Tolo News TV channel that one attacker blew himself up while another was shot dead by the security forces. The third seems to be still holed up inside the shrine in the...

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