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Twin bombings at a wrestling training center in a predominately Shia neighborhood of Afghanistan’s capital have killed at least 20 people and wounded 70 others, the Interior Ministry says.<\/p>\n

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Twin bombings at a wrestling training center in a predominately Shia neighborhood of Afghanistan’s capital have killed at least 20 people and wounded 70 others, the Interior Ministry says.<\/h4>\n

Officials said a suicide bomber on September 5 blew himself up inside the sports hall, which is located in Dasht-e Barchi in western Kabul.<\/h4>\n

A car bomb went off nearby less than an hour after, as journalists and security forces gathered at the scene.<\/h4>\n

A reporter and a cameraman from Afghanistan’s largest broadcaster, Tolo News, were among those killed and four other local television crew members were wounded, according to NAI, a group supporting open media in the country.<\/h4>\n

“An attack on civilians and media workers of the country is an attack on freedom of speech and crime against humanity,” President Ashraf Ghani said in a statement.<\/h4>\n

At least seven police officers were also among those wounded, according to Kabul’s police chief, General Daud Amin.<\/h4>\n

The extremist group, the so-called Islamic State, which often targets Afghanistan’s Shi’a community, claimed responsibility for the twin bombings on its affiliated Amaq news agency.<\/h4>\n

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