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Gunmen Attack Shi'ite Shrine in Kabul As Hundreds Gather for Religious
Ceremony

   At least three gunmen in Afghan security forces uniforms stormed a
   Shi'ite shrine and opened fire in the capital Kabul Tuesday night.
   Hundreds were gathered there at the time for a religious ceremony.
   Witnesses claim to have heard an explosion as well. An eyewitness told
   Afghanistan's Tolo News TV channel that one attacker blew himself up
   while another was shot dead by the security forces. The third seems to
   be still holed up inside the shrine in the Kart e Sakhi area along with
   hostages.
   Reports on casualties are still sporadic. Several ambulances are
   outside the shrine to transport the wounded as soon as they can be
   evacuated.
   Tuesday was the ninth day of Moharram, the first month of Muslim
   calendar. Shiites around the world take part in processions and gather
   in large groups to mourn the killing of the grandson of the Muslim
   Prophet Mohammad on the 9th and 10th of this month.
   Security was tight in the city before the attack. The Afghan government
   had asked the Shiite community to not take out large processions on the
   roads but to gather inside their mosques or shrines for fear of an
   attack.