A funeral procession on Oct. 12, 2016, for one of the 17 people killed in an attack on a Shiite shrine in Kabul the previous day. (Hedayatullah Amid/EPA)A second attack in two days struck Shiite worshipers Wednesday in Afghanistan as a deadly bomb blast tore through crowds defiantly gathered to mark one of the holiest commemorations for Shiite Muslims. The Islamic State reportedly claimed it was involved in orchestrating the Kabul attack, according to the group’s media wing. [Taliban opens offensives before winter]In the capital, the area around the assaulted Karte Sakhi shrine was cordoned off to traffic, and security was extremely heavy. In July, suicide bombers from the Islamic State killed 80 people at a peaceful protest by Hazaras in the same community.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2016 14:21 UTC