Post Date:
Aug 26, 2021 4:21 PM
TAG ID:
eyepress106531
(RM)
Credit:
EyePress/Newscom
Format:
1280 x 720 Color JPEG
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
A member of the Islamist terror group Isis poses in front of the Isis flag while holding a gun and wearing a suicide vest in this photo shared on the Telegram network of the martyr on Aug 26, 2021, claiming responsibility for an deadly attack outside Hamid Karzai International Airport which claimed at least 22 lives. The suicide bombing targeted the sewage canals outside the airport where people had gathered to wait in hopes of being flown to safety from Taliban rule. At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded. The dead include 11 U.S Marines and one Navy medic, according to two US officials. They said another 12 service members were wounded and warned the toll could grow.