Afghanistan bomb: 40 dead in explosion as suicide bomber hits wedding hall in Kabul
A HUGE explosion at a wedding hall in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 40 on Tuesday, said two government officials.
Afghanistan's Kabul has been hit by a huge explosion
Najib Danish, a spokesman for the interior ministry, said more than 70 other people were injured in the attack.
The killings were carried out at a religious gathering by a suicide bomber.
Danish said: "A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a wedding hall where Islamic religious scholars had gathered to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Mohammad."