A large explosion targeting a religious gathering in Afghanistan's capital has killed at least 50 people and injured at least 72 others, the country's health ministry said.

The people had gathered on Tuesday at a wedding hall to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, authorities said, and preliminary information shows the explosion may have been a suicide attack.

Religious clerics had invited members of the public to the event, and the number of people injured or killed in the blast could still rise, authorities added.

BDST: 2145 HRS, NOV 21, 2018
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