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Suicide bomber targets clerics in Afghan capital, 50 killed

By RAHIM FAIEZ bomber had easily slipped
Associated Press into the hall. Most wedding
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — halls have private security.
A suicide bomber targeted Mohammad Muzamil, a
a gathering of hundreds of waiter at the wedding hall,
Islamic scholars in the Af- said he had gone into the
ghan capital on Tuesday, back to fetch water for the
killing at least 50 people as guests when he heard the
Muslims around the world explosion.
marked the birthday of the "Everything was covered
Prophet Muhammad. with smoke and dust," he
Public Health Ministry said. "There were dead
spokesman Wahid Majroh bodies all around on the
said another 83 people chairs, in large numbers."
were wounded in the at- Police sealed off roads
tack, with 20 of them in crit- leading to the scene of the
ical condition and the toll attack. Hundreds of fam-
likely to rise. ily members and relatives
The suicide bomber was gathered at local hospitals,
able to sneak into a wed- looking at lists of those killed
ding hall in Kabul where and wounded that were
hundreds of Muslim reli- posted outside.
gious scholars and clerics Afghan President Ashraf
had gathered to mark the Injured men receive treatment at hospital after a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, Ghani condemned the
holiday. No one immedi- 2018. Associated Press bombing, calling it "an at-
ately claimed the attack, tack on Islamic values and
but both the Taliban and government in the past. ered to commemorate the Kabul police chief. He followers of the Prophet
a local Islamic State affili- "The victims of the attack the birthday of Prophet said police had not been Muhammad," and declar-
ate have targeted religious unfortunately are all reli- Muhammad," said Basir asked to provide security ing Wednesday a day of
scholars aligned with the gious scholars who gath- Mujahid, spokesman for for the event, and that the mourning.q
Kosovo's bid to join Interpol fails, in victory for Serbia

By AYA BATRAWY Kosovo consider war crimi- to Europe and the world
DUSAN STOJANOVIC nals. to understand that things
Associated Press Supported by its ally Russia, cannot be solved with one-
DUBAI, United Arab Emir- Serbia had been lobbying sided pressure."
ates (AP) — Kosovo failed against Kosovo's entry into Kosovo's government ex-
in its bid to join Interpol on Interpol. Serbia does not pressed disappointment,
Tuesday in a vote held dur- recognize Kosovo's 2008 saying in a statement that
ing the international law declaration of indepen- "Serbia's wild campaign
enforcement organiza- dence from Serbia. The shows once again its
tion's annual general as- United States and most oth- stand against Kosovo and
sembly in Dubai, dealing a er Western countries sup- against the idea of normal-
blow to the country's efforts port Kosovo's statehood. izing ties."
to boost recognition of its Serbian President Aleksan- "Voting against Kosovo's
statehood. dar Vucic hailed the vote accession in this interna-
If it had been approved, as a "victory" for Serbia. tional organization only
Kosovo would have been "I am proud of our coun- serves ... criminals and no
able to request "red no- try's struggle," he told a one should rejoice," it said. Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, left, listens Serbian
tices" from Interpol for the press conference. "I want The U.S. Embassy in President Aleksandar Vucic during a press conference in
arrest of Serbian officials to believe that this will be a Kosovo also expressed Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018.
or figures that authorities in clear, undoubted message disappointment.q Associated Press