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At least 61 dead, 207 wounded in attack

A spokesman for the ministry of public health, said the dead and wounded had been taken to nearby hospitals.

At least 61 dead, 207 wounded in Kabul demonstration attack

At least 61 people were killed and 207 were wounded on Saturday in a suicide attack on a demonstration in Kabul claimed by Islamic State, an official from the Public Health Ministry said.

The deaths are more than double earlier estimates.

Mohammad Ismail Kawousi, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said the dead and wounded had been taken to nearby hospitals.

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