Islamic State group claims responsibility for Kabul blast that killed 7 in Chinese restaurant

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national, and wounded more than a dozen others.

In a statement posted on its Aamaq news agency late Monday, the group said a suicide bomber entered the restaurant frequented by Chinese nationals in Kabul and detonated an explosive vest.

China has advised its citizens not to travel to Afghanistan in the near term after the bombing, and asked Chinese people and companies already in the country to strengthen security measures and evacuate from high-risk areas.

Locals walk past shattered glass of a building, following an explosion in the Shahr-e Naw area of Kabul at a Chinese restaurant that