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IS claims Saturday's deadly attack on Afghan ministry

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AFP Beirut

The Islamic State group Sunday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that kept some 2,000 people trapped for hours inside the communications ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day.

Four IS jihadists detonated explosives near the ministry, then entered and "battled Afghan security forces with machine guns and hand grenades for numerous hours", the group said in a statement on its social media channels.

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First Published: Apr 21 2019 | 6:55 PM IST

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