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Blast at cricket match in Afghanistan kills eight

by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on

The blasts occurred at a football stadium that was hosting a cricket match at the start of the holy month of Ramadan © Getty

As many as eight spectators were killed and 45 more wounded by a series of explosions during a local cricket match in the eastern city of Jalalabad in Afghanistanon Friday (May 18) night.

The blasts occurred at a football stadium that was hosting a cricket match at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, a member of the provincial council said. No militant group has claimed the responsibility yet.

Ashraf Ghani, the President of Afghanistan, condemned the attack. "The terrorists did not stop killing our people even during the holy month of Ramadan," a statement from the president's office said. "By carrying out a terrorist attack in a populated sport stadium, once again they have proved that they are not bound to any creed or religion, and they are the enemy of humanity," it added.

Earlier, in September 2017, an Islamic State attack killed three in Kabul.

Afghanistan were granted Full Member status from the ICC last year and are due to make their Test debut against India in June.

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