PTI
Kabul, June 3: At least six people were killed and dozens wounded as explosions rocked the funeral of an Afghan politician’s son who died during an anti-government protest over spiralling insecurity in Kabul, raising tensions in a city already on edge.
Witnesses reported three blasts at the burial site of Salim Ezadyar, who was among four people killed Friday when the protest degenerated into street clashes with police, fuelling anger against the government. The hilly, wind-swept site was littered with bloodied corpses and dismembered limbs, local television footage showed, with one witness saying that “people were blown to pieces” due to the impact of the blasts.
“So far six dead bodies and 87 wounded people have been brought to Kabul hospitals,” health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh said. The funeral of Salim Ezadyar, the son of an Afghan senator, was attended by senior government figures including Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, but his office said that he was unhurt.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. President Ashraf Ghani condemned the bombings, saying on Twitter: “The country is under attack. We must stay united.” The fresh killings are likely to further polarise a city that has been on edge since a truck bombing Wednesday in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter killed 90 people and wounded hundreds of others, in the deadliest attack on the Afghan capital since 2001.
