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Afghanistan on Sunday declared a day of national mourning as the toll for those killed by a huge bomb hidden in an ambulance in Kabul topped 100 people.
At least 103 people were killed and 235 wounded in Sunday’s lunchtime attack claimed by the Taliban, which caused panic in the war-torn capital.
Kabul remained on high alert as the presidential palace declared a national day of mourning for on Sunday, with flags flying at half-mast.
The attack was one of the worst to strike the capital in recent years.
Security checkpoints have been beefed up, particularly in the streets near the blast scene, as the city braced for the possibility of further violence.
A security alert issued on Sunday warned that the Islamic State group – which claimed a deadly attack on Save the Children’s office in Afghanistan’s east on Wednesday – was planning to attack supermarkets and shops in Kabul frequented by foreigners.
Afghan authorities gave an updated toll today for those killed and maimed in the huge blast.
Interior Minister Wais Barmak told reporters that unfortunately a number of wounded people have died in hospital. He said the number of dead is now 103 and wounded is 235.
Health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told reporters earlier today that most of the injured were men.
Ordinary Afghans took to social media to express their anguish and sorrow at rapidly worsening security as the Taliban and IS militants step up attacks on Kabul, turning it into one of the deadliest places in Afghanistan for civilians.