Afghanistan: Blast kills 4, injures 7 in Shiite neighborhood in Kabul

An explosion in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the Afghan capital Kabul killed four people and critically injured seven Thursday, news outlets reported.

The cause of the Thursday evening blast at a boxing club is still not known, but the Police has launched an investigation.

Video taken after the explosion shows part of a building with its windows blown out, flames billowing inside. Shattered glass and other debris are strewn across the street below.

The Dashti Barchi area of Kabul has been targeted in the past by the Islamic State group affiliate in the country, which has carried out major, horrific assaults on schools, hospitals and mosques.

The group has also attacked other Shiite areas of Afghanistan in recent years. A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers attending Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, martyring 40 and injuring 60 other worshippers.