2 killed as blast targets journos’ gathering in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif
KABUL: At least two people were killed and scores other injured as a result of a blast that targeted Tabyan cultural center in Mazar-e-Sharif city in the northern province of Balkh Saturday morning.
#خبرتازه:
در نتیجه انفجار در تجمع خبرنگاران در مرکز تبیان شهر مزارشریف سه تن جان باختند و نزدیک به 10 تن دیگر زخمی شدند.
خبرنگاران تلویزیون آریانا و طلوع نیوز در میان زخمی های این رویداد استند. pic.twitter.com/Az1ZImptMl— Taher Sadeed 🇦🇫 (@TaherSadeed) March 11, 2023
Multiple media reports suggested that more than a dozen journalists were injured in the blast, and some of them said to be in critical condition.
Local media said the number of wounded might increase as the figures are from one hospital in the northern city.
The gathering was hosted as a ceremony to honor fellow journalists.
