Afghan protesters shout anti-government slogans during a protest against the government following a catastrophic truck bomb attack near Zanbaq Square in Kabul on June 2, 2017.
Afghan police June 2 fired live rounds to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters seeking to march on the presidential palace to demand the government's resignation following a catastrophic truck bombing that killed 90 people and wounded hundreds. / AFP PHOTO / WAKIL KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
A funeral in Kabul was rocked by bomb blasts.
Mohammad Salim Izadyar, the son of the deputy Senate speaker, was killed in yesterday’s protest clashes. During his funeral, at least 12 more people died. Funeral prayers were just starting when a series of blasts occurred.
Yesterday, people protested the government’s lack of protection from a May 31 truck bomb that killed over 80.
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