BEIRUT: The Daesh jihadist group claimed on its Telegram channel Friday that it was behind a blast that killed four people in the Afghan capital the night before.
The Sunni Muslim extremist group said it had used a parcel bomb that “IS fighters placed in a room where Shiites gather.”
The explosion occurred Thursday evening at a commercial center in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, an enclave of the historically oppressed Shiite Hazara community, according to police.
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Friday in a message to reporters that an investigation into the cause of the blast was still ongoing. He added that the initial toll of two dead and nine injured had been revised to four dead and seven injured.
The Daesh group, which considers Shiites heretics, has carried out several deadly attacks in the same area of Kabul in recent years targeting schools, mosques and gyms.
The number of bomb blasts and suicide attacks has reduced dramatically since the Taliban ended their insurgency after seizing power in August 2021, ousting the US-backed government.
However, a number of armed groups — including the regional chapter of Daesh — remain a threat.
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Daesh group claims Kabul blast that killed 4 people at Shiite enclave
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Former husband of ex-first lady Jill Biden charged in wife killing
- William Stevenson was married to Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975
- He was arrested on Monday and remained in jail after failing to post $500,000 cash bail
WASHINGTON: The ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his current wife at their Delaware home in December, local police said Tuesday.
William Stevenson, 77, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975. Jill Biden married former president Joe Biden in 1977.
Stevenson is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection to the December 28 death of his wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, according to New Castle County Police in Delaware.
He was arrested on Monday and remained in jail after failing to post $500,000 cash bail.
In December police said they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive in her living room after responding to a report of a domestic dispute at the couple’s home in Wilmington shortly after 11 p.m. (0400 GMT).
Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and she was later pronounced dead.
Authorities on Tuesday did not say how Linda Stevenson died or provide more details about the investigation.
Linda Stevenson was “deeply family-oriented and treasured time spent making memories, especially on family vacations with her daughter and granddaughter,” according to her obituary.
She was a Philadelphia Eagles fan and recently ran a bookkeeping business.
“Linda will be remembered as tenacious, kind-hearted, and fiercely loyal,” the obituary said.
“Her strength, resilience, and unwavering love for her family and friends will never be forgotten, and her absence will be felt deeply by all who knew her.”
William Stevenson, 77, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 until their divorce in 1975. Jill Biden married former president Joe Biden in 1977.
Stevenson is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection to the December 28 death of his wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, according to New Castle County Police in Delaware.
He was arrested on Monday and remained in jail after failing to post $500,000 cash bail.
In December police said they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive in her living room after responding to a report of a domestic dispute at the couple’s home in Wilmington shortly after 11 p.m. (0400 GMT).
Life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and she was later pronounced dead.
Authorities on Tuesday did not say how Linda Stevenson died or provide more details about the investigation.
Linda Stevenson was “deeply family-oriented and treasured time spent making memories, especially on family vacations with her daughter and granddaughter,” according to her obituary.
She was a Philadelphia Eagles fan and recently ran a bookkeeping business.
“Linda will be remembered as tenacious, kind-hearted, and fiercely loyal,” the obituary said.
“Her strength, resilience, and unwavering love for her family and friends will never be forgotten, and her absence will be felt deeply by all who knew her.”
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