Two brothers wounded by an explosion are wrapped in gauze at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2019. An Afghan official says three explosions have struck near a Shiite shrine and cemetery in western Kabul as people gathered there to mark the holiday of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. (Rahmat Gul/Associated Press)KABUL, Afghanistan — A string of bombs exploded near a Shiite shrine and cemetery in the Afghan capital on Thursday as people gathered to mark Nowruz, the Persian new year, leaving six people dead and as many as 20 wounded, Afghan officials said. The police’s initial investigation indicated that three explosive devices had been remotely detonated, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, but a local Islamic State affiliate has repeatedly targeted the country’s minority Shiite Muslims.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2019 06:19 UTC