Kabul International Stadium was rocked when an explosion occurred during Shpageeza Cricket League T20. A grenade blast took place and four spectators suffered serious injuries. All players were rushed inside a bunker. The blast happened when a match was on between Band-e-Amir Dragons and Pamir Zalmi. It has been noted that officials from the United Nations were present at the stadium when the attack happened. Hundreds of people were at the match, AFP reported. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said the blast was caused by a grenade.
The match at Kabul International Cricket Stadium was halted after the blast
The Kabul Police headquarters have confirmed the incident. However, there has been no revelation of any casualties so far Afghanistan has been hit by a series of bomb attacks reportedly launched by the Islamic State (IS) group opposing the Taliban regime. The blast comes a couple of days after an explosion took place near the gate of Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul. No loss of life was reported in the incident.
Footage : An explosion occurred inside the #Kabul international cricket Ground during the Shepgize Cricket tournament .#Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/yWw0ENLz00
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Footage : There have been casualties in the blast at the Kabul international cricket stadium. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/wM7qMsVDpR
— Abdulhaq Omeri (@AbdulhaqOmeri) July 29, 2022
This is not the first time that such incident occurred. This is the second time that a Shpageeza Cricket League match was interrupted by a bomb blast. Back in 2017, a powerful bomb blast left at least three persons killed and five injured near the same Stadium during a domestic T20 cricket match.
It was initially reported that the explosion was at a stadium gate but security sources later clarified that the blast had been at a security checkpoint leading to the stadium.
Back in June, several blasts tore through Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul’s Bagh-e Bala neighbourhood. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack on the gurdwara. Two persons, including one Sikh community member, were killed in the blast.
In May, in one of the deadliest attacks this year, 14 people were killed and 32 others wounded in four explosions that rocked the city and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Five worshippers were killed and 17 others wounded in the city after a blast ripped through a mosque during evening prayers. The blast occurred when people were offering prayers in Hazrat-e-Zekria Mosque, Xinhua news agency reported. The Kabul blast took place about one hour after three consecutive explosions struck three buses in Mazar-i-Sharif, killing nine people and wounding 15 others.
