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Pakistan today strongly condemned a suicide attack near a Shia shrine in the Afghan capital that killed 29 people and wounded 52 others.

&quot;We are grieved at the loss of precious and innocent lives in this brutal attack of terrorism.We express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,&quot; the Foreign Office said in a statement.

Pakistan reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations and expresses solidarity with the government and people of Afghanistan in their fight against the menace of terrorism, it further said.

An Islamic State suicide bomber struck on the road to a Shia shrine in Kabul today, killing at least 29 people.

The Afghan Public Health Ministry said another 52 people were wounded in the attack.&nbsp;

Pakistan today strongly condemned a suicide attack near a Shia shrine in the Afghan capital that killed 29 people and wounded 52 others

Pakistan today strongly condemned a suicide attack near a Shia shrine in the Afghan capital that killed 29 people and wounded 52 others. "We are grieved at the loss of precious and innocent lives in this brutal attack of terrorism.We express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," the Foreign Office said in a statement. Pakistan reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations and expresses solidarity with the government and people of Afghanistan in their fight against the menace of terrorism, it further said. An Islamic State suicide bomber struck on the road to a Shia shrine in Kabul today, killing at least 29 people. The Afghan Public Health Ministry said another 52 people were wounded in the attack.

Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Kabul

At least 17 people were killed after a gunman&nbsp;entered a Shia shrine in the Afghan capital of Kabul Tuesday evening and opened fire on worshippers.

Islamic State claimed responsibility&nbsp;for the attack in a statement released online, Reuters reported.

The attack began just before&nbsp;8 pm&nbsp;local time, police&nbsp;said, with witnesses reporting an explosion followed by gunfire.&nbsp;

Hundreds of Shia Muslims had gathered at the&nbsp;Karte Sakhi, one of Kabul&#39;s largest, to&nbsp;observe the Shiite holy day of Ashura which commemorates&nbsp;the death of a grandson of the prophet.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A police officer was among the dead and&nbsp;36 people were wounded in the attack, Reuters reported interior ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi as saying.&nbsp;

Ministry of public health officials, however,&nbsp;said at least 43 people were injured and were taken to hospitals in the city for treatment.&nbsp;

Initial reports put the number of attackers at three&nbsp;but Sediqqi said police special forces who responded to the attack found and killed only one gunman, Reuters reported.&nbsp;

Reuters reported Jamshid Jan, who witnessed the attack, as saying the attacker was dressed in a police uniform.&nbsp;

An angry crowd surrounded and kicked at the suspected attacker&#39;s dead body, with some vowing to burn his remains, before police intervened, Reuters reported.&nbsp;

Two police sources put the number of attackers at three, but they differed on how many of the gunmen remained alive.

Interior ministry spokesperson Sedeqqi said the police killed one gunman.&nbsp;

Security forces at the scene had evacuated the shrine,&nbsp;Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi told Reuters.

It remains unclear as to who is responsible for&nbsp;the deadly attack. The Taliban has denied any involvement.

(WION with inputs from Reuters)

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Hundreds of worshippers had gathered at the Karte Sakhi shrine, one of Kabul's largest, to observe the holy day of Ashura

At least 17 people were killed after a gunman entered a Shia shrine in the Afghan capital of Kabul Tuesday evening and opened fire on worshippers. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement released online, Reuters reported. The attack began just before 8 pm local time, police said, with witnesses reporting an explosion followed by gunfire. Hundreds of Shia Muslims had gathered at the Karte Sakhi, one of Kabul's largest, to observe the Shiite holy day of Ashura which commemorates the death of a grandson of the prophet. A police officer was among the dead and 36 people were wounded in the attack, Reuters reported interior ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi as saying. Ministry of public health officials, however, said at least 43 people were injured and were taken to hospitals in the city for treatment. Initial reports put the number of attackers at three but Sediqqi said police special forces who responded to the attack found and killed only one gunman, Reuters reported. Reuters reported Jamshid Jan, who witnessed the attack, as saying the attacker was dressed in a police uniform. An angry crowd surrounded and kicked at the suspected attacker's dead body, with some vowing to burn his remains, before police intervened, Reuters reported. Two police sources put the number of attackers at three, but they differed on how many of the gunmen remained alive. Interior ministry spokesperson Sedeqqi said the police killed one gunman. Security forces at the scene had evacuated the shrine, Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi told Reuters. It remains unclear as to who is responsible for the deadly attack. The Taliban has denied any involvement. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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