Gunman kills 14 at shrine in Afghan capital Kabul, police say

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At least 14 people have been killed after a gunman in a police uniform opened fire on worshippers gathered at a shrine in the Afghan capital of Kabul for a Shiite holy day, officials said. The attack happened about 7:50 a.m. at the Karte Sakhi shrine. Thirteen civilians and one police officer died and 36 people were wounded, Ministry of Interior spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. After a two-hour gunbattle, security forces killed the gunman. The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack

Ministry of Public Health officials said at least 43 people had been injured in the incident and had been taken to hospitals in the city for treatment. Another mass killing occurred in Kabul on August 24, when attackers killed 13 people at Kabul University . Initial reports put the number of attackers at three, but Sediqqi said police special forces who responded to the scene found and killed only one gunman. At least 84 people were killed and another 130 injured in a suicide attack on a Shiite demonstration in July. ISIS claimed responsibility.
A gunman kills 14 people at a Shi'ite shrine in Kabul on a holy day.