{"id":15470,"date":"2019-08-18T17:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T13:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=15470"},"modified":"2019-08-18T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T13:30:49","slug":"a-tragic-bombing-killed-63-wedding-guests-at-a-hotel-in-kabul-thats-named-after-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/a-tragic-bombing-killed-63-wedding-guests-at-a-hotel-in-kabul-thats-named-after-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tragic Bombing Killed 63 Wedding-Guests At A Hotel In Kabul That&#8217;s Named After Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tragic suicide bomb attack resulted in the deaths of 63 people at an Afghan wedding in Kabul, at a hotel named &#8216;Dubai City Hotel&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic scenes left many family members who were victims of the attack distraught as 182 guests were also left wounded.<\/p>\n<p>International reports say that ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, after the SITE Intelligence Group, a group that monitors terrorist group activities discovered that a fighter detonated an explosive vest.<\/p>\n<h2>A Twitter video shows guests at the wedding ceremony leaving the venue following the explosion<\/h2>\n<p>Warning: This may be distressing to some, watch with caution.<\/p>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sotiridi\/status\/1162803443649646593?s=20<\/p>\n<h2>Reports say the huge explosion took place in the men&#8217;s wedding hall<\/h2>\n<p>&#8230;since in most Shi&#8217;a weddings, male and female are usually segregated in different wedding halls.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/23Bano\/status\/1163015201920376832?s=20<\/p>\n<h2>Kabul was a trending topic on Twitter for hours on Sunday- with many mourning along with those who&#8217;ve lost family members<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As if 63 lives didn\u2019t perish on this spot last night. As if hundreds others weren\u2019t scarred for what remains of their life (if one can call it that).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the wedding hall in Kabul that was targeted by a suicide bomber last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRr0159gWd\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nRr0159gWd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mujib Mashal (@MujMash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MujMash\/status\/1162956684932894720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Lovin Dubai&#8217;s thoughts and prayers are with Kabul and the rest of the world right now<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tragic suicide bomb attack resulted in the deaths of 63 people at an Afghan wedding in Kabul, at a hotel named &#8216;Dubai City Hotel&#8217;. 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