Three killed in Afghanistan hotel blast (VIDEO & PICS)

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Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the explosion went off on the second floor of a hotel where tribal elders were meeting about a new electronic identity cards being introduced by the central government.
Blast kills four in #Jalalabad, #Afghanistanhttps://t.co/pJErGEx3id pic.twitter.com/booRvxqxIX
— Yeni Şafak English (@yenisafakEN) February 20, 2018
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. The so-called ‘Islamic State’ terrorist group has claimed the responsibility.
Jalalabad is capital of Nangarhar province, on the border with Pakistan, where an affiliate of Daesh has established a stronghold in recent years.
This is a developing story. More details to follow
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