Wall Street closes lower after US bomb

US drops 'mother of all bombs' on a target in Afghanistan

By Ovunc Kutlu

NEW YORK (AA) - Wall Street closed lower on Thursday after the U.S. military dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal on a Daesh target in Afghanistan.

The Dow fell 138 points to finish the day at 20,453 and the S&P lost 15 points to hit 2,328.

The Nasdaq declined 31 points to close the last trading day of the week at 5,805.

The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that the GBU-43, dubbed “mother of all bombs” containing 11 tons of explosives, was dropped on a Daesh tunnel complex in the Achin district of Nangarhar province at 7.32 p.m. (1502GMT) local time.

Wall Street will be closed on Friday due to Good Friday.

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