At least 12 people were killed and 32 injured in an explosion on Sunday near the Id Gah mosque in Kabul, where a farewell ceremony is taking place for the mother of Zabihullah Mujahid, a representative of the radical Taliban that seized power in the country, Al-Jazeera TV reported on Sunday, citing a source in the Afghani security service, APA reports.
According to the source, the attack targeted Taliban (outlawed in Russia) leaders and officials appointed by them in the interim Afghanistan Cabinet of Ministers, in particular representatives of the Ministry of Defense.
As Mujahid wrote on his Twitter page, "the explosion took place near a large crowd of people, as a result there are civilian deaths." The number of victims hasn't been disclosed.
The Press Secretary of the Afghan Ministry of Internal Affairs Saeed Khosti informed that two people were killed as a result of the explosion. "Two people were killed as a result of the explosion at the entrance to the mosque and four were injured," Aamaj News quoted him as saying.
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A powerful explosion occurred on Sunday near the Id Gah Mosque in Afghanistan, where a farewell ceremony is under way for mother of Zabiullah Mujahid, a representative of the radical Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) that seized power in the country, the local TV channel Kabul News reported on Sunday, APA reports.
At least eight people killed, 20 injured in explosion near mosque in Kabul.
The shootout is currently taking place in the area of one of the largest religious buildings in Kabul, presumably between the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) and the militants of the Islamic State in Khorasan, which is an offshoot of the Islamic State extremist organization (outlawed in Russia). So far, there is no information on victims and level of destruction caused by the explosion.
As Mujahid wrote on his Twitter page, "the explosion took place near a large crowd of people, as a result there are civilian deaths." The number of victims hasn't been disclosed.
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