At Least 63 Dead, 182 Hurt After Suicide Attack at Wedding: Afghan Official

At Least 63 Dead, 182 Hurt After Suicide Attack at Wedding: Afghan Official
Workers of a wedding hall inspect after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
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KABUL—A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said.

The Taliban denied responsibility for the blast at a west Kabul wedding hall, in a minority Shi'ite neighborhood, packed with people celebrating a marriage.