ஆப்கான் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாத தாக்குதலில் 18 பள்ளிச்சிறார் உட்பட 60 பேர் பலி

ஆப்கான் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாத தாக்குதலில் 18 பள்ளிச்சிறார் உட்பட 60 பேர் பலியானார்கள்.

Death toll in Afghan blast rises to 60 By AHMAD SEIR and AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writers
Wed Nov 7, 6:33 AM ET

NEW BAGHLAN, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai declared three days of mourning for victims of a suicide blast targeting a group of lawmakers and children, as the death toll on Wednesday rose to 60, making it the deadliest attack in Afghanistan since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.


Six lawmakers were killed, according to Karzai, while the Ministry of Education confirmed that at least 18 schoolchildren died.

The death toll rose steadily throughout the day as officials collected information from village elders and families who buried their loved ones. It also emerged that lawmakers' bodyguards opened fire on the crowd after the bombing, wounding and possibly killing an unknown number of people.

Karzai ordered an investigation into the attack.

"There is no doubt this was a terrorist attack," Karzai told a news conference in Kabul.

He blamed the bombing on "the enemies of peace and security," a phrase often used for the militant Taliban, and directed authorities to conduct a thorough investigation. Such a spectacular attack also could have been the work of al-Qaida. The Taliban denied involvement.