Afghanistan Explosion Kills At Least 31

An explosion ripped through a demonstration of hundreds of people in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Saturday afternoon, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 160, according to Ismail Kawoosi, a spokesman for the Afghan Health Ministry.

The blast happened where hundreds of people had gathered for a demonstration by the Hazara minority near the Afghan Parliament building and Kabul University.

No immediate claim of responsibility was made. The Taliban denied it was behind Saturday’s explosion, according to a statement form Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.

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