54 killed in rare attacks on Afghan Shiites (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111206/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111206/capt.db54262a7353485fb79f724fd4a50327-db54262a7353485fb79f724fd4a50327-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=sXQEnxgbA.tbtxj8MfeVEA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Afghan police officers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. A suicide bombing tore through a crowd of Shiite worshippers marking a holy day Tuesday in the Afghan capital, the deadliest of twin attacks that killed scores of people in a rare burst of violence targeting the minority Islamic sect. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0" /></a>AP - A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least 54 people in the deadliest of two attacks on a Shiite holy day — the first major sectarian assaults since the fall of the Taliban a decade ago.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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