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May 31, 2017

Pope condemns 'abhorrent' Kabul suicide attack that killed 80

Afghan officials inspect outside the German embassy after a May 31 bombing in Kabul. At least 90 people were killed and more than 400 others wounded in one of the worst extremist attacks since the drawdown of foreign forces from Afghanistan in 2014.

VATICAN CITY – After a major suicide bomb tore through a busy neighborhood in Kabul, killing at least 80 people, Pope Francis condemned the ‘brutal’ act, offering his prayers for the victims and for peace in the country.

Published in International