Worshippers marking Ashoura shot dead in Kabul

At least 14 people killed and more than two dozen wounded at Kabul shrine ahead of the holy day of Ashoura.

Shia pilgrims were targeted in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday with at least 14 people killed as they gathered to mark Ashoura, one of the most important days on the Shia-Muslim calendar.

One attacker was killed after attempting to enter the shrine with a vest loaded with explosives, interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.

A senior police officer, who spoke to Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity, said the suicide attacker - dressed in a police uniform - entered the Karte Sakhi shrine near Kabul University in the west of the city.